Early Years Practitioner - Girvan Early Years Centre, Girvan - SOA13069 - SOA13069
To work as an effective member of an Early Years team assisting in the delivery of a flexible, high quality learning and childcare which meets the needs of young children and their families.
To apply and adhere to council policies and procedures and ensure adherence to relevant legislation, external policy and safe practices.
Continually monitor and evaluate practices to ensure quality service provision and service improvement.
Contribute to service improvement to ensure a best value, customer focused approach to service delivery.
Responsible for ensuring information and advice is communicated in a clear, concise and accurate manner through written and verbal communication
ABOUT US
South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.
Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.
We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.
BENEFITS
Here's what we can offer!
- Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks' holidays)
- Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
- A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
- Car leasing scheme
- Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
- Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Scotwest Credit Union
REQUIREMENTS
This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at
www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.
Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interviews for this post are scheduled for 21/10/2026.
This post is temporary until 11/08/2027.
The grade of this post is Level 6
The work style for this post is Frontline worker
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