Overview
Title: Early Years Practitioner
Directorate: Children, Young People and Partnership
Working from Home: No
Location: St Mary's RC Primary School
Contract Status: Fixed term until 29/06/2027
Hours of Work: 12.50 hours per week
Working Pattern: Thursday 8.00am-4.15pm and Friday 8.00am-12.45pm
Weeks per year: 39
Please note that it is Midlothian Council’s policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.
Based on 12.5 hours over 39 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £9,415.71 per annum.
Qualifications / Requirements
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.
* Post holder must hold at least a practitioner level qualification, HNC Childhood Practice at SCQF Level 7; or SVQ Social Services (Children & Young people) at SCQF 7 or equivalents that meet the requirements for SSSC registration (e.g. SVQ 3 Child Care and Education; SVQ 3 Early Years Care and Education; SVQ Children's Care learning and Development SCQF 7; HNC Childcare and Education; HNC Working with Children in Early Years; HNC Early Education and Childcare at SCQF level 7).
* Qualifications previously recognised for SNNEB/NNEB registration may be acceptable.
* An up-to-date first aid certificate is also required.
* Closing date: Wednesday 17th September 2025
* Interview date: Wednesday 24nd September 2025
Other Requirements
Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk
Disclosure Scotland has changed the way PVG certificates are issued. You will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. You may share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.
Additional Information
If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to discuss with a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.
Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation. Internal candidates may be interviewed before the wider selection pool, and there may be a longer delay before application outcomes are advised. There is no change to essential criteria; this is for information about process and timing.
If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care-experienced young person who has previously been looked after, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.
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