Early Years Learning Practitioner, Stanley Primary School - PKC12223

Job Description

Early Years Learning Practitioner - PKC12223
18851 - 20194 (23 Hours per week, Whole Year working)
Stanley Primary School

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (23 hours per week), Early Years Family Learning Practitioner to take on the role of family learning and parental engagement within the Strathay Early Learning & Childcare (ELC) Community.  

This post is based at Stanley Primary School but will include supporting other ELC settings across Perth & Kinross.   

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 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.  

The successful candidate will have a creative way to develop positive relationships with families through organising a range of family learning opportunities in the local community.

These may include:

• Peep Learning Together Programme.
• Eat Well Play Well.
• Bookbug.
• Incredible Years.
• Peep Progression Pathway.
• Play on Pedals. 

Requirements

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). 

Successful candidates must have:

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

The Individual

The successful candidate will work directly with parents and families (collectively and individually), to ensure parents/carers can support their children's learning and development at home. 

The successful candidate will have a genuine interest and commitment to working with families in a professional capacity.

If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Megan Campbell, Parent & Family Learning Programmes Co-ordinator at MeganCampbell@pkc.gov.uk

When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees.  One should be your current or most recent employer.

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 to discuss.

Please note, as this office will be closed from Tuesday 24 December 2024 at 5pm until 8:45am on Friday 3 January 2025, there will be no-one available to assist you with technical help over this period.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post.  This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.

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.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender. 

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists.  Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer.  In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.  Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

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What we can do for you

If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.