Early Years Support Assistant – Coast Concrete Services
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Actual closing date: Applications must be received by 11th of November 2025, 11:55pm.
Temporary post up to one year.
Hours: 17.5 hours per week, not term time.
Work Pattern: Week 1 Monday and Tuesday 14 hours / Week 2 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 21 hours.
Salary: £13.33 - £14.33 per hour.
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When completing your application, please ensure that you tell us about the following:
* Please describe your previous experience of actively contributing to the planning and co-ordination of programmes of learning in an Early Years Establishment.
* What skills, abilities and experience do you have that would enable you to effectively communicate with children, parents/carers and team members and outside agencies?
* Please describe a time you worked as part of a team. What role did you have and what would you do differently in the future?
* Please describe how you would support a child with distressed behaviours. What strategies would you use?
Please note we do not accept CVs; any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
Education Resources are committed to the care and welfare of young people in a childcare environment and are looking to recruit an Early Years Practitioner. You will work as an enthusiastic, effective member of an early years team supporting, nurturing children and creating stimulating learning opportunities that deliver a high quality child centred early years provision which meets the needs of our youngest children and their families. You will be an innovative educator who will work in partnership with others.
You will have experience of working within an early years environment and will be committed to ongoing professional development and be in possession of at least one of the following qualifications: NNEB, HNC, SVQ 3 Children's Care Learning & Development or SVQ 3 Early Years Care & Education, BA Early Learning and Childcare (Graduate Apprentice).
You will also be required to meet the registration requirements of a Practitioner with SSSC.
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003. This post is considered Regulated Roles with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
Please refer to the Overseas Criminal Records Check: An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant: South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. It is a user of the disability confident scheme and guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position. The Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
* Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
* To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
* Up to 33 days annual leave
* Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
* Occupational sick pay
* Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
* Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema.
* Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Seniorities and job details:
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Temporary
* Job function: Administrative
* Industries: Education
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