Location: Bellsmyre Campus Howatshaws Road Bellsmyre Dumbarton, G82 3DR
Salary: £29,380 - £31,096 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Job Description
*This is a fixed term post until 26/06/2025* This is a term time post and the salary will be pro rata to the number of hours worked. Work pattern for this post will be as follows : Wednesday 12.30pm - 4.00pm Thursday 8.30am - 4.00pm with a 30 min unpaid break Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm with a 30 min unpaid break West Dunbartonshire Council is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled Early Learning Childcare Officer into our Bellsmyre Early Learning and Childcare Centre. Staff will work contracted hours to meet the needs of the service. The main duties of the post are: To contribute to the provision of a safe, caring and stimulating nursery environment for all children; To contribute and implement a relevant curriculum in line with national and local guidance; To plan, record, implement and evaluate suitable programmes of activities; To maintain and record children’s assessment progress; To promote parental participation. It is essential you have experience of working with pre-five children in a relevant setting and have knowledge of Curriculum of Excellence (early level) and pre-birth to three year old guidance. You should be flexible in your approach and have the ability to adapt to change. Candidates must hold the NNEB (or modular equivalent), or HNC in Childhood Practice, or SVQ2 Social Services (Children and Young People) or SVQ3 in Social Services (Children and Young People). Successful candidates, if not already registered with SSSC as practitioners, will be required to gain this within 6 months of the date of your appointment. Requirements
This post is considered as Regulated Work with children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council. Responsibilities
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The Individual
The successful candidate will benefit from the following: WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work-life balance. In addition to this, there are also additional benefits: Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits; A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year; Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support. For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice: About Us. More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council can be found using the following link: Benefits of Working with us.
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*This is a fixed term post until 26/06/2025* This is a term time post and the salary will be pro rata to the number of hours worked. Work pattern for this post will be as follows : Wednesday 12.30pm - 4.00pm Thursday 8.30am - 4.00pm with a 30 min unpaid break Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm with a 30 min unpaid break West Dunbartonshire Council is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled Early Learning Childcare Officer into our Bellsmyre Early Learning and Childcare Centre. Staff will work contracted hours to meet the needs of the service. The main duties of the post are: To contribute to the provision of a safe, caring and stimulating nursery environment for all children; To contribute and implement a relevant curriculum in line with national and local guidance; To plan, record, implement and evaluate suitable programmes of activities; To maintain and record children’s assessment progress; To promote parental participation. It is essential you have experience of working with pre-five children in a relevant setting and have knowledge of Curriculum of Excellence (early level) and pre-birth to three year old guidance. You should be flexible in your approach and have the ability to adapt to change. Candidates must hold the NNEB (or modular equivalent), or HNC in Childhood Practice, or SVQ2 Social Services (Children and Young People) or SVQ3 in Social Services (Children and Young People). Successful candidates, if not already registered with SSSC as practitioners, will be required to gain this within 6 months of the date of your appointment. Requirements
This post is considered as Regulated Work with children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council. Responsibilities
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The Individual
The successful candidate will benefit from the following: WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work-life balance. In addition to this, there are also additional benefits: Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits; A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year; Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support. For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice: About Us. More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council can be found using the following link: Benefits of Working with us.
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