The Glasgow Academy is seeking a qualified Early Years Practitioner to work 8.00am –5.00pm, Wednesday to Friday, year-round, at our Newlands site.
The School
The Glasgow Academy is an ambitious, warm, welcoming, thriving and forward-thinkingfully co-educational HMC independent day school of around 1600 pupils aged 3-18. It ishighly popular, growing in a planned way over the last 14 years. It consists of the SeniorSchool, of around 800 pupils of 11-18 years of age, and a Preparatory School (which hasthree sites and also around 800 children, counting all those in Nursery/Kindergarten). Theschool gains excellent SQA exam results, and raising academic results further is thecentral target of its School Improvement Plan. Our performance in SQA exams isconsistently amongst the best at independent schools and, for example, in August 202380% of Highers in S5 were awarded a grade A, and 99% of the Highers sat were passed.Beyond academic achievement we want all of our pupils to thrive and contribute to arapidly developing modern world and to do that we must ensure they leave The Academywith a socially conscious, innovative and global outlook. Our aim is that we provide ourpupils with rich learning experiences that best prepare them for life after The Academyalso places value on the importance of sustainable education for future generations.Through further development of our local, national and global partnerships our aim is thatwe have a greater impact on lives within and out with The Academy community.
The school's latest £15 million new building won Best Building in Scotland 2016, the UK'srichest architectural prize. The school has invested around £27 million in its facilities overthe last decade or so and continues to invest heavily and strategically.
The Role
The Post
* To contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care forchildren placed in the setting.
* To offer a stimulating, safe and nurturing environment for all children.
* To work as part of the early years team in order to provide an enabling environment inwhich all individual children can play, develop and learn.
* To build and maintain strong partnerships, working with parents/carers.
* To operate within multi agency networks to ensure the correct support is in place forindividual children.
* To keep up to date with childcare developments through reading relevant resources,attending training events and planning meetings and keeping appropriate records ofprogress for Continual Professional Development.
* To contribute to an early years curriculum which ensures that the individual needs andinterests of children in the setting are met. Working in conjunction with other staff toenable all children to reach their full potential, in accordance with national and localstandards and guidelines.
* To organise learning materials and make imaginative use of resources.
* To support all staff and engage in good team working.
* To be involved in the on-going self-evaluation and development process.
* To complete observations, assessments, individual learning journeys and any otherrelevant documents for the children attending the setting. Ensure these are shared withparents/carers and other key adults in the child's life regularly.
* To support children in acquiring self-help skills including dressing, feeding, toileting andan awareness of personal hygiene.
* To ensure that everyone is treated as individuals with respect and full consideration, inline with the school Equal Opportunity Policy.
* To promote the philosophies of learning through play and active learning.
* To develop and maintain regular communication with parents/carers to facilitate day today caring and early learning needs.
* To provide support to parents in a timely manner when needed.
* To provide encouragement and praise, giving help when needed and showingappreciation of children's efforts.
* To work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the Glasgow Academyethos is fulfilled.
* To develop your own professional role within the wider team.
* To embrace outdoor learning and ensure the outdoor area is available to children dailyand in all weathers.
* To carry out any other reasonable duty for The Glasgow Academy.
* To work within any of the three school sites to meet the needs of the service.
The Person
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, motivational, reliable, and able to work as part ofan established team to create a welcoming, fun-filled environment for the children in ourcare. It is essential that the candidate is also enthusiastic about outdoor learning.
The Values
Our shared values and code are very important to our school community. The Academyvalues and code can be found here .
The Appointment
Remuneration and Hours of Work
The hours of work are from 8.00am - 5.00pm, Wednesday to Friday, year-round. Thesalary will be £18,508 per annum; payment will be made in 12 equal monthly instalments.
For further information and an application form, please go to The Glasgow Academywebsite:
Completed applications should be sent, preferably electronically, to applications@tga.org.uk or by post to Alison Clark, The Glasgow Academy, ColebrookeStreet, Glasgow, G12 8HE. The closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 6 May2024.
The Glasgow Academy is committed to providing equality of opportunity and ensuringthat no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability,gender and transgender status, race and ethnicity, religion and belief, marriage or civilpartnership status or sexual orientation.
It is a legal requirement that all employees must demonstrate that they are entitled tolive and work in the UK. You will be required to produce documentary proof e.g. passportand work permit, where applicable, to demonstrate your eligibility to work if selected forinterview.
The Glasgow Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren, and all appointments are subject to membership of the Protecting VulnerableGroups (PVG) Scheme.
The Glasgow Academy is a War Memorial School with a long history of employing ex-serving personnel, reservists and spouses of serving personnel. We look favourably onapplications from those mentioned above; we understand the extra burdens placed onthese individuals and as an organisation are fully committed to supporting them and theirfamilies.
The Glasgow Academicals' War Memorial Trust is an educational charity registered inScotland, Charity No SCO15638
The Glasgow Academy has a no smoking policy. This includes e-cigarettes.
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