Job Description
Post Title: Early Years Practitioner (Gaelic)
Location: Plockton Primary School Plockton
Hours: 32 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £20, - £21, (Unqualified) £22, - £24, (Qualified)
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Applications from Gaelic speakers are essential.
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Contact Person: Melanie Sinclair Tel: Email:
Job Purpose: To work as an effective member of a team, delivering a flexible, high quality, early learning and child care service that meets the needs of young children and their families.
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The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applicants from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Seirbheis: Foghlam agus Ionnsachadh Earrann: Foghlam
Tiotal Obrach: Neach-obrach Thràth-bhliadhnaichean
Ìre agus Tuarastal: HC (a’ buntainn ri luchd-obrach a tha air an teisteanas iomchaidh a
choileanadh, stèidhichte air 32 uairean san t-seachdain thairis air 46
seachdain)
Bidh an tuarastal mar as trice air a’ chiad phuing den sgèile.
Do luchd-obrach a tha ag obair gu ruige teisteanas iomchaidh, ach nach eil
air a choileanadh fhathast, builichear an sgèile tuarastail a leanas:
HC Gun teisteanas (stèidhichte air 32 uairean san t-seachdain thairis
air 46 seachdain)
Bidh an tuarastal mar as trice air a’ chiad phuing den sgèile.
Stèidhichte: Plockton Bun-sgoil
Cunntachail do: Ceannard na Sgoile
Adhbhar Obrach: Obrachadh mar bhall èifeachdach de sgioba, a’ lìbhrigeadh seirbheis tràthionnsachaidh agus cùraim-chloinne a tha sùbailte agus àrd-inbhe agus a
choinnicheas ri feumalachdan chloinn òga agus an teaghlaichean.
Requirements
Those employed as Early Years Practitioner- qualified should hold a recognised qualification in Childcare and Education. (For example HNC/NNEB/SVQ 3) and will be paid on grade HC.
Unqualified workers employed as Early Years Practitioner- unqualified will be required to work towards one of the above awards within an agreed timescale and will be paid on grade HC.
The Early Years Practitioner is required to hold a relevant Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration or agree to apply to SSSC to register as a practitioner. On taking up the post, the Early Years Practitioner should register with the SSSC.
If they are already registered and their employment with Highland Council means a change of employer they must inform the SSSC of any changes.
Qualifications in Food Handling and First Aid would be advantageous.