Job Description

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Childcare Practitioner to join our team here in Dundee.

This is a full-time position working 38 hours (4X10 hours shifts) per week. The hourly rate of pay for this post is 12.92 per hour.

Your qualifications and experience:

We are looking for a qualified childcare practitioner to come and work in our nursery. Ideal candidates will hold a SSSC recognised qualification equivalent to SCQF Level 7 e.g. SVQ3/HNC in childcare and have a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience in working with children and young people.

The Role:

The successful candidates will be expected to deliver high quality early learning and childcare for children; they will be expected to support the Service Manager and the existing team.

The Setting:

The nursery is part of Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS). FCSS is a national charity that is unique in that parents are able to book childcare by the hour, pay as they go and change their bookings each week. This flexible childcare model helps save families money on their childcare while supporting them back into education and employment, helping to distance the whole family from poverty. Thanks to partnership with Dundee City Council Council the nursery offers fully funded places for eligible 2s and all 3-5-year-olds.

Our Vision:

At Flexible Childcare Services Scotland, our vision is simple; to enable every child, family, and community to access the individual early learning support and childcare services they need to thrive.

Our Values:

Our values represent the promises we make to our people and the people we support, and how we aim to achieve their hopes, expectations and aspirations. They are:

We put people first

We are flexible and accessible

We will nurture and learn together

We are committed to delivering quality in all that we do

We act with integrity, doing the right thing

We are solution focussed and resilient

Staff Benefits:

Working with Flexible Childcare Services comes with generous staff benefits including:

Flexible working

Real living wage

32 days paid holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance scheme

Subsidised childcare costs for team members

Store discount schemes

And many more!

If you share in our vision and values and you'd like to take the next step on your career journey, apply now!

FCSS is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.92 per hour

Expected hours: 38 per week

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Casual dress Childcare Company pension Sick pay Store discount
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Application question(s):

Do you hold a SSSC recognised qualification equivalent to SCQF Level 7 in childcare e.g. SVQ3 or HNC
Experience:

Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

SSSC Registration (preferred)
Work Location: In person