Early Years Family Learning Practitioner

1 week ago


Kinross, United Kingdom Perth & Kinross Council Full time

LOCATION:
Kinross Primary School, Station Road, Kinross, KY13 8TG

SALARY:
£15,671 - £17,005 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent

POSITION TYPE:
Part Time

HOURS:
21.5 hours per week

£15,671 - £17,005 (21.5 Hours per week)
Kinross Primary School

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time, full year Early Years Family Learning Practitioner to take on the role of family learning and parental engagement in the Kinross community. The successful post holder will be based at Kinross Nursery and will also support other partner provider nurseries in the area.

The earliest years of life are crucial to a child’s development and have a lasting impact on outcomes in health, education and employment opportunities later in life.

Perth & Kinross Council aim to ensure that all families have access to high quality family learning within the early years which ensures that parents/carer can support their children and equip them to grow up healthy, happy, attaining and achieving.

Family learning encourages family members to learn together, with a focus on intergenerational learning. Family learning activities can also be specifically designed to enable parents to learn how to support their children’s learning.

Peep Learning Together Programme

Eat Well Play Well

Bookbug

Incredible Years

Peep Progression Pathway

Love Learning About Money Together

Play on Pedals.

**Responsibilities**:
**The Individual**:

- previous experience supporting families in an ELC setting, as well as having an understating of national and local policies and frameworks to develop this work further.
- experience and skills in working with parents, young people or children.
- experience in assisting in the engagement, development and delivery of community based learning (organising groups and delivering learning programmes).
- a commitment to working towards the concept of inclusion.
- IT and computer skills.
- interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and communicate effectively with others
- experience of effective team working.
- a flexible approach and be able to work at various times, locations and situations.
- a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
- experience and skills in group work.
- previous training in Peep Learning Together, Solihull Approach - Foundation, however not essential as training can be provided.
- An understanding of the importance of play.

You should hold an appropriate qualification e.g. SNNEB, NNEB, HNC, SCQF level 7 equivalent or SVQ 3 in Childcare and Education or SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People).

You must have a valid driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Rhona Cameron on 01738 454245.

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, Perth & Kinross Council carries out rigorous checks on the right to work in the UK, qualifications, employment history, including references, and fitness to undertake the post.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.



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