Early Years Practitioner - Fixed term until 26/06/2026 Craigroyston Primary School Salary: £29,173 - £33,287 (pro-rata for sessional) Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional 7:30 -15:45 Monday - Thursday & 8:00- 13:00 Friday We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our ELC Team. Craigroyston Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our team. We welcome applications from experienced Early Year Practitioner who will support our work to ensure learners at Craigroyston Primary develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to demonstrate four key capacities - to be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a school environment and be willing to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service. They will also be competent users of ICT and have knowledge and experience of using databases, spreadsheets and word documents. Excellent communication skills and experience of working to tight deadlines is essential. Candidates will be expected to provide basic first aid and administer medication as appropriate. A suitable qualification in first aid or a willingness to undertake any necessary training is essential. Our school, supported by AMEY, benefits from a diverse staff team with a range of experiences and interests. We have a pupil support team consisting of PSA, EYP and PSO practitioners, a vibrant nursery and 13 classes taught by a mixture of full time and part time teachers and a visiting PE teacher. The school has an experienced DHT and welcomed a new HT in April 2022. We are proud of our diverse and vibrant community. Our school values 'respect, empathy, resilience and ambition' underpin our daily ambitions and long-term intentions. For more details, please visit our website http://www.craigroystonprimary.co.uk" ; target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> www.craigroystonprimary.co.uk 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 https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" ; target="_blank" rel="nofollow">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 X at @edincounciljobs View https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/36691/early-years-practitio… ; target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Early Years Practitioner job pack View https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/36683/sessional-working-inf… ; target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sessional Working information https://counter.adcourier.com/UG9wcHkuQW5kZXJzb24uMzc0OTQuMTM1MzJAY2l0e…;