Job Description

LOCATION:


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


SALARY:


11,220 - 11,504 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


16 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Play Assistant - PKC13296

11,220 - 11,504 (16 Hours per week, Whole Year working)

The Community School of Auchterarder Nursery



An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Play Assistant to join our Nursery team on a throughout the year on a part-time, permanent basis.



This is a part-time role, working 16.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday throughout the year (part-time, full-year contract).



Currently, the working hours will be 11:00am until 2:12pm but shift patterns may be subject to change depending on 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.

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 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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The role is child focused which requires sensitivity, patience and compassion along with a welcoming approach to generate a feeling of trust and safety for children and their family / carers.



A genuine interest in the development of children and their wellbeing is essential and the important qualities are kindness, sensitivity, respectfulness, and good manners and to respect confidentiality at all times.



We are looking for an individual who has a genuine interest and commitment to working with children in a professional capacity within early learning or a childcare environment and who loves to work as part of a team.



The successful candidate will have a commitment to continuous development and be willing to work towards HNC Level 7, SVQ level 4 or SVQ level 3 Social Services Children and Young People and qualification within 5 years from starting the post.



This role requires you to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), if you are not yet registered, you can still apply, as long as you are willing to apply for registration within 3 months of starting with us and be registered within 6 months.

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

.