Early Years Practitioner

Looking for a relaxed career within child care, what a better way to work in a home from home environment

**This role is based at our Little Flyers setting at Ingliston, Edinburgh Airport, with extensive outdoor space and a small cosy 21 place nursery with scope to expand.**

**Little Flyers have a unique and diverse outlook for children and staff in Early Years.** **Whilst not compromising on quality nor legislation, we are influencing and shaping the changes we believe are needed in the sector.**

**This is not only in the way we deliver Early Learning and Childcare, but also advocating the respect and value our educators and practitioners deserve.**

**Our partner companies are Jets Activity Club and High Flyers Recruitment, and we are proud to have over 20 years of experience with Children and Young People.**

**Our current Senior management team and leaders across the companies consist of** **Three family directors, where one works as the Business manager.** **Operations manager, Lead setting managers, development and support manager, learning and development manager** **Room leaders and Little Flyers mentors**
- Hold an HNC/SVQ 3 in Childcare & Education or equivalent and willing to undertake further training.
- Strong knowledge of GIRFEC, Realising the Ambition, Curriculum for Excellence, My World Outdoors amongst other local and national guidance.
- A knowledge of Outdoor Education /Forest School would be advantageous
- however a passion for working in the outdoors and a willingness to learn is essential.
- We do this by following the Froebelian approach and principles, along with Pedagogy participation and inspired by Hygge.
- Supporting and developing an enabling environment that is child led using indoors, outdoors, and beyond.
- Self-motivate and strong, outward thinking person who can lead and support.
- Effective communicator with excellent customer service skills.
- Be a positive role model within a great team, ensuring delivery of high-quality practice with a passion to meeting the individual needs of all children including those who require additional support for learning.
- Keep up to date with latest best practice.
- Be able to display high quality practice and monitor the delivery of rich learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps all children to develop and meets their individual needs.
- Reliable and motivated individual with a passion for childcare and development, who can work on their own initiative.
- To observe, plan and assess children as a key person and upload information on the Family software app.

**Culture and Values**
- Our founder Sharon has remarkably high expectations of values and believes that it works both ways. We expect honest, dependable, and enthusiastic diligent staff, and in return we offer
- A good work life balance.
- Extensive senior management support
- We respect, listen, and encourage all staff to have a voice, support progression and if there are no positions this can be offered in other ways.
- Training within your working day, avoiding evenings and weekends
- We have our own bank staff of Highflyers, this allows us to cover training, holidays and sickness, these staff are welcomed as our own, and inducted in the same way, to ensure consistency and high expectations in our service.
- We promote health and well-being and support our team and children to give them a positive outlook.
- We support colleges and schools and offer ongoing placements.
- **We are not only passionate within our own companies, Little Flyers, Highflyers and Jets Activity Clubs, Sharon is now founder of Scottish Private Nursery Association (SPNA) and works tirelessly as a voice for the whole Early Years sector in Scotland.**

If you believe to have the same values and ethos, please get in touch to find out more and hopefully come on board.

Thank you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**This role is based at our Little Flyers setting at Ingliston, near Edinburgh Airport.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.00-£12.50 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Newbridge, EH28 8AU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person