Job Description

LOCATION:


The Community School of Auchterarder, New School Lane, Auchterarder, PH3 1BL


SALARY:


27,620 - 29,579 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


32.4 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Early Childhood Practitioner - PKC13350

27,620 - 29,579 (36 hours per week Term-time & 21.6 hours per week during School holidays)

The Community School of Auchterarder Nursery



An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Early Childhood Practitioner to join our Nursery team on a permanent basis.



We are seeking a qualified and skilled Early Childhood Practitioner with expertise in early childhood learning and development, to join our Nursery team at The Community School of Auchterarder Nursery.



You will be working with a team of skilled practitioners to support our children to develop their play and learning experiences across the curriculum.



The working hours for this post are as follows:



- During term-time - 36 hours per week, over 5 days;

- During the school holidays - 21.6 hours per week.



Shifts will be worked between 7:48am to 6:12pm.



Hours during school holidays may be condensed and worked over less than 5 days during the week.



This is subject to change with the needs of the setting.



Our setting is an extended years 45 week setting. You will be required to work Good Friday and Easter Monday if needed. Annual leave will be required to be taken when the setting is closed.



Interviews will be held on Friday 19 December 2025.

About the School

The Community School of Auchterarder is an all-through school, comprising Nursery, Primary and Secondary departments serving the community of Auchterarder and surrounding district.

We have a roll of approximately 1,100 children and young people across all three sectors. The nursery setting is an 80-place nursery setting, working on an extended years 45-week model.



The school is situated in a rural location, approximately 14 miles south of Perth with good road networks to the rest of Perthshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and the central belt. Our Associated Primary Schools are Aberuthven, Blackford and Dunning.



Our school motto is 'Strive to Excel' and, working together, we encourage all children and young people to aspire to be the best they can be.



Our aim is to build a community of learners who are:

Happy

Engaged

Ambitious

Respectful

Trustworthy.



The Community School of Auchterarder, at the HEART of our community.

Skills & Experience Required

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We are looking for a committed and dedicated individual who loves to work as part of a team.



Knowledge of 0-3 Years Curriculum and Curriculum for Excellence across Early Level along with knowledge of extending play is essential, as is a commitment to continuous professional learning.



The successful candidate will be a driven professional with appropriate Nursery experience and a passion for getting it right for every child.



For the role of Early Childhood Practitioner, you should hold an appropriate qualification e.g. HNC Level 7, - SVQ level 4, SVQ level 3 Social Services Children and Young People, as well as have the eligibility to register with SSSC.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.