Job Description To Apply Click Here Early Years Practitioner – fixed term until 08/05/2026 Dalry Primary School & Nursery Salary: £28,046 - £32,010 (pro-rata for sessional) Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks Dalry Primary School & Nursey is a diverse and multicultural primary school & nursery in the city centre of Edinburgh, a short 5 or so min walk from Haymarket Station. There is a very strong inclusive ethos at Dalry and we are well supported by a very wide range of partnership services and agencies, which enhance the work, and wider life of the school & nursery. Our nursery is currently delivering 1140 hours and our capacity is 64 pupils. We are looking for an Early Years Practitioner (EYP) to join our enthusiastic and committed team, and to be part of our very positive and nurturing environment. The successful candidate will work collaboratively as a member of the wider early years team, including potential involvement with transition and play pedagogy from Nursery to Primary 1. The working hours for this post are Monday-Thursday only 08:00 to 16:00, Friday 0800 to 1430 You must ensure that you have the required qualification(s) and experience for the post before you apply, so please refer to the attached documentation for requirements, or we will be unable to consider your application. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working. Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs