Early Years Officer – Wardie Primary School
Salary: £33,287-£39,129
Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional
Opened in 1931 Wardie Primary School is situated in North Edinburgh and is part of the Trinity Cluster. The school roll is 450 with a 40 place nursery. We have 22 teaching staff. SLT made up of 1 HT, 2 DHT, 1 PT, and 1 BM. 27 Support Staff including Administrator, Clerical Assistants, Pupil Support Assistants, Early Years Officer, Early Years Practitioners, Early Years Assistants, and Early Years Domestics.
We are recruiting a Early Years Officer to work in Wardie Primary School Nursery.
Responsibilities:
* 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.
Additional responsibilities may include ensuring the service complies with the Council, Children and Families department, Care Inspectorate and SSSC codes of practice.
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 outside the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. The offer of employment will be contingent on satisfactory pre‑employment checks.
Interview and assessment: We are moving from a competency‑based interview to a behavioural and technical approach to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
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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.
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