Job Description

LOCATION:


Rattray Primary School, Rattray, Blairgowrie, PH10 7DG


SALARY:


20,638 - 22,674 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


18 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Equity and Excellence Lead - PKC13260

20,638 - 22,674 (18 Hours per week)

Rattray Primary School



The Scottish Government believes that children must have highly qualified staff with expertise in early childhood learning and development.



This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a permanent Equity and Excellence Lead within Perth & Kinross Council.



Our aim is to provide child-centred Early Learning and Childcare (aged 2-5 years) which reflects and responds to individual needs and identity.



As part of the early learning and childcare management team, the role of the Equity and Excellence Lead is to work as part of a team and support the delivery of high quality learning and development, lead on supporting children who face the greatest disadvantages and reinforce the ambition to close the attainment gap.



You will assist in the management of the service for the benefit of all children, families and the wider community.



The role will be based predominately at Rattray, and it is anticipated you will support other identified settings if required.

Skills & Experience Required

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You will have knowledge of and support the implementation of Raising Attainment Strategy.



The post holder will have excellent communication skills and lead the effective delivery and development of the literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing curriculum to improve children's attainment.



You will improve confidence skills, knowledge and pedagogical practice of practitioners and increase parental engagement in child's family learning.



You must be able to work on your own initiative and as a team member who directly contributes to and supports colleagues in the development of a flexible childcare and early education service, which is appropriate to the needs of young children and their families in the centre and its surrounding community, within the context of both authority and nursery policies and procedures.



The post holder will have relevant experience in a range of early years settings and be qualified to degree level, BA Childhood Practice (or equivalent) and hold a SVQ 3 Social Service (Children and Young People), HNC in Childcare, NNEB, or equivalent qualification.



You must be able to register as a Lead Practitioner with SSSC, within 6 months of appointment and adhere to all elements of the SSSC Employee Codes of Practice and Perth and Kinross employee standards.

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

.