Job Description E-maPost Title: Community Early Years Practitioner Location : Ullapool Health Centre Hours : 21 hours per week Duration : Permanent Salary : £19,557 - £21,687 p.a. Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale. Contact Person : Rebecca MacDonald E-mail: Rebecca.MacDonald2@highland.gov.uk Job Purpose: Family Teams deliver universal and additional health, social care and child protection services for children in the context of the Highland Practice Model. Teams are multi-disciplinary with an ethos of collaborative practice – within the team and with children, young people, parents and carers. The teams work in communities with partner services within associated school groups and across the Highland area. The work of the team is directed and supervised by Practice Leads in related areas of work, Early Years, School Years and Care & Protection. As a key member of the Integrated Team, the Early Years Practitioner will report to the Practice Lead for Early Years. The practitioner works to support plans for children with an emphasis on the promotion of positive relationships between children and their carers. Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above. Please find the Job Description below. The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications 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. Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder. Requirements HNC - EYCE / SVQ III - CCLD or equivalent award. An awareness of current legislation, policy and practice in children’s services. Be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the service