Job Description

Ref no:
EAY12016
Published:
11/12/2025
Closes:
24/12/2025
Location:
Onthank Early Childhood Centre, Meiklewood Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 2ES
Salary:
31,377 - 33,579 per year
Contract Type:
Temporary
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
17.5 hours per week

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Contribute as part of a team to the provision of a quality early learning and childcare service for children aged 0-8 years and their families and work to the principles of the national care standards for early education and childcare and abide by the Code of Practice for Social Service Workers.

Requirements

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The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.


Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.


Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

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We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely "Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment". With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer.


It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.




If you apply for this post, please add the following email address to your safe sender list to ensure that any MyJobScotland related e-mails go directly to your inbox - noreply@myjobscotland.gov.uk.

The Individual

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This is a temporary part time term time post based at Onthank Early Childhood Centre, Kilmarnock. The post is temporary until 1 May 2027.




The hours of work will be 17.5 hours per week, to be worked at the direction of the Line Manager.




The full time salary for this post is between 31,377 - 33,579 per annum.


The actual part time term time salary is between 13,455 - 14,400 per annum.




If you require further information please contact Fiona MacKellar at


fiona.mackellar@eastayrshire.org.uk




East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.