Early Years Domestic - Corstorphine Primary School - EDN29902

Job Description Education and Children Services Early Years Domestic Support Assistant Corstorphine Primary School Nursery Salary: £24,346 to £24,646 (pro-rata for part time) Hours: 15 per week, 52 weeks Working Pattern: 10:30am to 2:15pm Monday to Thursday (with no break) Corstorphine Primary Nursery is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our talented Nursery Team. The successful applicant will: – Deliver basic food preparation and cooking for children’s snacks respecting children’s dietary needs with regard to ethnicity and particular needs in discussion with the early years practitioners. – Take delivery of any school lunches and following the safe food policy and procedures. – Support early years practitioners to serve snacks and meals. – Assist early years practitioners with the preparation and delivery of celebratory/other events e.g. children’s birthdays. – Ensure the kitchen areas meet environmental health requirements on a daily basis and to report any defects to the Head of Centre. – Be responsible for overseeing the rotation of stock and that all legislative requirements are met with regard to the safe storage of food. – Support the team by cleaning up the early years establishment keeping the environment attractive, hygienic for the children throughout the day as required. – Assist with any laundry by loading the washing machine and dryer and ensuring any nursery clothing, towels, cloths etc are kept clean. Passionate about the ongoing success of Corstorphine Primary our SLT consists of a Head Teacher, two Depute Head Teachers, two Principal Teachers and a Business Manager. At the heart of Corstorphine village, we aspire to equip everyone with the tools they need to thrive. Please visit our website at http://corstorphineps.uk/ for further information. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We\’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs