Early Years Graduate - Equity & Excellence Lead (30hpw), Lundavra Primary School, Fort William - HGH17466

Job Description

Post Title: Early Years Graduate - Equity & Excellence Lead
Location: Lundavra Primary School, Fort William
Hours: 30 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £32,978 - £35,755 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

This is a 52 weeks paid per year post.

Contact Details: Paul MacLean Tel:

Job Purpose: To provide children who face the greatest disadvantages with increased access to highly qualified staff with expertise in early childhood learning and development. To provide additional support for those children who need it most in order to close the attainment gap. To help narrow the gap in cognitive development that opens up before children start primary school. Develop high quality relationships and interactions with children to promote wellbeing and extend thinking and concept development. To contribute towards the wider programme to reduce inequality

Please APPLY ONLINE.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder

Requirements

Hold or be in final year of study of BA Childhood practice, PDA, Certificate/Diploma in Early Childhood Studies or other relevant qualification

Current full GTCs registration in Primary Teaching

HNC Childhood Practice at SCQF 7

SVQ Level 3 Social Services Children and Young People at SCQF7 and prepared to study to degree level (within an agreed timescale)