Description Early Year Officer - Contract type - Fixed Term until 22/01/2027 Flora Stevenson Primary School (Part Time) Hours - 13.50 per week Salary: £33,287-£39,129 Thursday 8:00am to 16:00pm & Friday 8:00am to 14:00pm Purpose of Job To provide a service compatible with good practice in the education and care of young children and young people within the polices and systems laid down by the Council, the Children and Families department, Care Inspectorate and the SSSC codes of practice. The age of children to whom services are delivered will depend on the establishment but may cover children from 0-8 years old. The principles of the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) programme will underpin the post holder's work e.g. putting the child at the centre; keeping the child safe; taking the whole child approach; working in partnership with families; co-ordinating help from across services and other professionals. Work as a team member and establish good and effective relationships with children, young people, staff and parents. Major Tasks Act as ‘Key Worker’ for a group of children and in partnership with their families/carers to provide a service, in consultation with other staff/agencies Assess and review the needs of individual children using agreed criteria to set objectives for each child. Develop appropriate plans as required. E.g. Care plan, Personal Learning Plans, Individual Education Plans, etc Work as part of a team to plan and manage the workload. Input to the development and implementation of an appropriate curriculum in response to the requirements of the Birth to Three Framework and Curriculum for Excellence. Support parents and carers in their parenting role and assist in the development of skills needed to ensure positive outcomes for children. 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 View Early Years Officer Job Pack View Sessional Working Information Responsibilities Job Activities The Early Years officer will act as key worker to individual children in the provision of the following services: − Delivery of the Pre-Birth to 3 and Curriculum for Excellence in group care settings and also outreach. − Promotion of welfare and wellbeing of children, including child protection − Supporting parents in a range of ways such as running parenting groups and advising parents how to care for their children. − Liaison with other staff and organisations to ensure that individual children are kept safe and input to the development of appropriate care packages. − Work in partnership with other agencies within local authority, health and the voluntary sector, to meet the needs of children and their families In respect of Children with Additional Needs children such as cerebral palsy, autism, behavioural problems: − work on a 1:1 basis with the child in collaboration with parents and other professionals in developing an all-round personal developmental programme − promote and support, when possible, their inclusion into mainstream groups. Assess and monitor families as requested where concerns have been raised in respect of child protection and/or parent’s problematic lifestyle, this may Include supervising parent and child contact as required. As an experienced practitioner, the EYO will support and mentor other staff within the team. Where appropriate provide personal care for babies and children, including toileting, bathing and feeding. Administer medication as required within Departmental policy. Maintain first aid/medical records Develop and maintain strong, collaborative and positive partnership working arrangements with other key professionals and agencies. Promote the welfare and wellbeing of children. Understand and follow Child Protection guidelines. Understand the effects of and commitment to inclusion, diversity, social justice and anti -discrimination. Where appropriate, coordinate attend and contribute to Childs Planning meeting and other reviews of children for whom the postholder is the keyworker. Build effective and sensitive transition programmes/arrangements for children and parents/carers from home into the centre and centre into nursery or school. Write reports e.g. transition reports, progress reports for parents and where appropriate reports to case conferences. Assist in the management of records using required IT systems. Promote confidence and wellbeing by assisting parents to access appropriate services such as health care and skills training. Engage and involve parents/carers, families and local communities in the life of the service e.g. by making visits and trips, sharing facilities, open days. Where appropriate undertake outreach work in parents’/carers’ own homes to advise and support the family on a range of issues affecting their lives. Where appropriate undertake risk assessments on initial home visits. Participate in self evaluation information, improvement planning, including identifying and responding to identified gaps in service provision. Work with multidisciplinary teams e.g. health visitor, occupational therapy etc to plan, structure and evaluate support for individual children. Contribute to a learning community including supporting and mentoring other staff in the team, and giving support to students learning in the workplace. Write reports and, when required attend court, children’s hearings, case conferences, review meetings, and discussions with other professional workers (e.g. speech therapists, clinical medical officers, health visitors, clinical psychologists, and paediatric occupational therapist).