Senior Early Years Practitioner - Musselburgh Burgh Primary School - EAL10646

Our new Senior Early Years Practitioner will work in partnership with our existing SEYP to supervise, on a day to day basis, a team of early learning and childcare practitioners, in delivering a high quality child-centred preschool education which supports the needs of children and families and enables each child to achieve their potential within a caring, safe and welcoming environment., To work as part of and supervise on a day to day basis, a team of early learning and childcare practitioners, in delivering a high quality child centred service which supports the needs of children and families and enables each child to achieve their potential within a caring, safe and welcoming environment.

You must be educated to HNC level in Early Education and Childcare or hold SNNB/HNC/SVQ3 qualifications in Childcare/Education or equivalent and be able to evidence additional learning and knowledge of current practice and legislation in relation to Early Learning and Childcare.

Scottish Social Services Council:
SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you are registered within the required 6 months.

PVG/Disclosure Requirements
This post is considered as Regulated Work with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007., Disability Confident
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The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). Part-time hours / sessional posts will be pro-rated accordingly.

Hourly rate of pay: £18.70 - £20.91
This is a 39 week sessional post i.e. working hours will be during school term time plus in-service days.
Days and Hours of Work:
Monday & Tuesday, 08:15-16:30
Wednesday & Thursday, 08:30-16:30
Friday, 08:15-12:45
To start 6th January 2025.

Musselburgh Burgh Primary School was built in 1964 as a merger between the original Burgh School and Fisherrow School. The Burgh is situated in Musselburgh town centre.

The ground floor of the building houses two classrooms, our Nursery, a Nurture Room, large Assembly Hall with Stage, Dining Hall, Gym Hall, Meeting Room and several offices. Ten further classrooms, a Library, and Support for Learning room are located in the two storey block. Currently the school has 10 classes from P1 to P7 as well as a Nursery with capacity for 48 children.

The school is supported by a Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, 1 Principal Teacher, 10 class Teachers, a Support for Learning Teacher, a PE Teacher, an Art Teacher and a Music Teacher.