Job Description

LOCATION:


St Johns RC Academy Primary Dept North Inch Community Campus Gowans Terrace, PH1 5BF


SALARY:


12,634 - 13,534 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


18 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Early Childhood Practitioner - PKC12846

12,634 - 13,534 (18 Hours per week, Term-time only)

St John's RC Academy Nursery, Perth



Our nursery is a large, busy environment supporting children from aged 2 to aged 5.



We have a large nursery team who work well together to ensure the best outcomes for our children.



All staff take on a leadership role in one area of the nursery and are committed to CLPL.

About the School

Set at the top of Perth's North Inch and overlooking the River Tay, St John's RC Academy is at the heart of the North Inch Community Campus. Our 2-18 all-through school provides education for over eleven hundred children and young people from nursery to S6. The campus is a hub of opportunities for the local community, utilising state of the art sports and cultural facilities, offering a wide range of services for all ages.



St John's RC Academy's success is built on respectful relationships, strong partnership working, a culture of self-evaluation for improvement and effective leadership at all levels. The school offers a wide range of excellent learning experiences for children and young people



As a Catholic school, the school's vision and values are rooted in the Gospel. St John's RC Academy is also a Fairtrade School, an Eco-School and the first all-through school in the UK to achieve UNICEF's Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.

Skills & Experience Required

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We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic person who is a team player. Ideally you will be someone who uses their initiative and is creative in approaches to providing high quality learning and childcare.



Our nursery is a large, busy environment supporting children from aged 2 to aged 5.



We have a large nursery team who work well together to ensure the best outcomes for our children. All staff take on a leadership role in one area of the nursery and are committed to CLPL.



We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic person who is a team player. Ideally you will be someone who uses their initiative and is creative in approaches to providing high quality learning and childcare.



You should have a good understanding of child development and milestones. Ideally you will have experience of working within early education and have knowledge of Curriculum for Excellence and Pre Birth to Three, Realising the Ambition.



For the role of Early Childhood Practitioner, you should hold an appropriate qualification e.g. SNNEB, NNEB, HNC, SCQF level 7 equivalent or SVQ 3 in Childcare and Education or SVQ 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

.