Location: Babylon Road, Orbiston Community Hub, ML4 2HQ
Salary: £54,418 - £59,423 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
Are you interested in continuous professional development, ensuring staff have the skills and competencies to deliver the highest quality of service? Do you have the experience, dedication, and enthusiasm to help us build on our successes, support our transformational change programme, and show inspirational leadership in these exciting times? Are you child-centred and have an understanding of child development?
If so, then we want to hear from you.
Successful applicants should have considerable knowledge and experience in a managerial and leadership role, with extensive experience leading early years practitioners working with children aged 2 to 5 years.
You must hold a BA in Childhood Practice, or equivalent (recognised for Managers Registration – SSSC)
You will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to starting in this role.
Based within Orbiston Community Hub.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including health and wellbeing, financial, and family support. This includes 27 days of annual leave, 6 public holidays*, and access to a range of benefits available at Work Well NL. We also provide extensive learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, LearnNL, to help you reach your full potential and advance your career.
*For casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked, as compensation for annual leave and public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will be paid only for the hours worked.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves disabled, provided they meet the essential criteria of the person specification and job description.
We support the Armed Forces Community Covenant, offering a guaranteed interview for service personnel, veterans, reservists, and their families, as long as they meet the essential criteria.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. If you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential, or secure care), you are entitled to a guaranteed interview, provided you meet the essential criteria.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire aims to make it the place to live, learn, work, invest, and visit. We recognize that work is vital to wellbeing and shaping our community. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework emphasizes work that offers voice, fulfillment, opportunity, respect, and security, which can boost creativity and productivity. For more information, click on the link.
Alternative application packs can be requested in formats such as Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative pack, please call 01698 403151.
Our Easy Read documents, explaining the process and selection stages, are available here: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVs IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FORM. CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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