Early Years Practitioner - Maybury Primary School

Early Years Practitioner – Maybury Primary School

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Early Years Practitioner to join our team, who have a passion for providing nurturing, high quality experiences for our youngest learners.

Maybury Primary School is a new school in the west of Edinburgh which opened in August 2024. In its first year, the school had Primary One children and an early learning and childcare setting which opened in January 2025. In August 2025, the school opened to all stages – P1 to P7. Within the school, there are modern, flexible, and creative learning spaces for up to 630 learners, along with our early learning and childcare setting which has a capacity for 110 children across a mix of term-time and full-year places.

Maybury Primary School will be Edinburgh’s first school to share a campus with a medical centre as part of Maybury Community Hub. Sustainability and outdoor learning are central features of the building design, and these will be brought to life as a key part of our learning experiences.

Within our early years provision, children may attend between the hours of 8.00am – 6.00pm, 52 weeks of the year. To accommodate this, staff may work on a weekly rotational shift pattern between the hours of 7.45am and 6.15pm.

We are a service-led organisation, so we may change your hours of work and/or working arrangements to meet service requirements and commitments. Early years staff work across the early learning and childcare setting and the school.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and evaluate early childhood curriculum and activities.
• Support children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
• Collaborate with teachers and other early years staff to create an inclusive learning environment.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming setting for children and families.

Qualifications

• HNC Child Care and Education, SVQ 3, or SCQF Level 7, Social Services, Children and Young People.
• Experience working with young children in an early years setting.
• Good communication, teamwork, and organisational skills.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture, we want to make sure we are bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

Happy to talk flexible working.
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Equal Opportunity – We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.