Early Years Officer

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Scottish Borders Council Full time

Job Details

Grade: 7C

Hourly Rate: £16.75 - £18.41

Salary: £30,.21 - £33,.71 pro rata per annum

Contract Duration: Temporary until 20/04/ or on earlier return of post holder.

This is a 39 week post, working hours will be during school term only, the salary will be pro-rated accordingly. Please note the salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year).

Recruitment Profile

PURPOSE
The Early Years Officer will, under the direction of the head teacher, and with input from the central Early Years Improvement Team lead other staff in the Nursery and work as part of a wider team, including school staff and early learning and childcare teachers to lead the planning and delivery of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in the school Nursery settings.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
 To fulfil the role of an Early Years Officer as a senior member of the team in partnership with other members of staff in the nursery.
 To lead and be responsible for the nursery team mentoring and supporting all staff
 Leading the team set and record targets for children Support the Nursery team to carry out observations for the purpose of assessing and recording children progress
 Work with Primary 1 staff throughout the year and as part of the transition process for children
 To undertake first aid training to be able to deal with and take responsibility in an emergency.  To be responsible for maintaining resources
 To keep up to date with early years developments and initiatives and participate in continuing professional development in line with Scottish Borders Council policy and procedures.
 The Early Years Officer will assume responsibility for:
o The overview of the nursery class. o Implementation of the daily plan with regard to the resources, staff roles and children learning experiences etc.
o The communication of information between staff and to the head teacher where appropriate.
o The day to day continuity of the nursery class including liaison with parents/carers and others as appropriate.
o Dealing with incidents in line with national guidelines, Scottish Borders Council and school policy. This profile is indicative of the nature and level of responsibility associated with the post. It is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake such other duties as may be required by the Service Director to meet the needs and responsibility of the Service and the Council.
“Note: The salary/pay grading of all administrative, professional, technical, clerical and manual posts is under review as part of the implementation of the Single Status Agreement covering Scottish Local Authorities.The Single Status Agreement may also result in changes to terms and conditions of employment following negotiation with the trade unions.”

Essential

At least one of the following:

HNC in Childhood Practice/Childcare and Education.

SVQ Social Services (Children & Young People) SCQF 7 / SVQ 3 Children’s Care, Learning and Development.

SNNEB/NNEB

In addition candidates will be required to have at least one of the following:

BA Childhood Practice

PDA 8 or 9 in Childhood Practice/Early Education and Childcare.

SVQ Social Services (Children & Young People) SCQF 9 / SVQ4 Children’s Care, Learning and Development.

All successful applicants for early learning and childcare posts will be required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of appointment and maintain registration throughout the period of employment.

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