Early Years Practitioner

4 months ago


St Andrews, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full time

_While the role is paid on the University’s grade 2 salary scale (£20,880-£22,214) per annum, due to current market conditions, a supplement of 15% will be added bringing the overall annual salary to £24,012-£25,546 which equates to an hourly rate of £12.74-£13.55. Placement on the appropriate pay point within the grade will be dependent on experience.- The market supplement will be reviewed in 2 years, with the University’s recognized Trade Unions, and if a decision is taken to remove or reduce the supplement, full consultation will take place before this is implemented._

At the University of St Andrews Nursery, due to growth within the Nursery an exciting opportunity has arisen with the team. We are seeking to recruit two Qualified Early Years Practitioners (EYP) to join our experienced and caring group of practitioners.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and creative individuals who will contribute to the learning and development of our nursery children. This will involve supporting children with a wide range of group and individual needs, developing positive partnerships with parents, and working closely with our Senior EYPs and EYPs.

At the University Nursery we offer our children a wide range of experiences and opportunities that will help them develop and flourish as they learn new skills through the play experience. The role of the EYP and wider Nursery staff will be to ensure a child centred approach in all aspects of the nursery. The EPYs will facilitate such opportunities and experience which will enables our children to make decisions and solve problems.

In addition to the excellent working environment and training opportunities, we have a great range of benefits including:

- Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
- SSSC Fee Covered (£35 per year for practitioners)
- Paid PVG Update or to Join
- Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Access to Fife Council Training
- Support with qualifications and CPL
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives

Applications are particularly welcome from males, people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

Closing Date: Ongoing

Please quote ref: MC1238NK

Further Particulars: MC1238NK FPs.docx



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