The City of Edinburgh Council are recruiting two Early Years Officers based at Hailesland Early Years Centre.
The posts are both fixed term until 1st April 2022 with a salary of £26,393.00 – £31,484.00 per year. One post is full-time – working 36 hours per week – the other part time working 30 hours per week.
Purpose of the Job
The early years service delivers direct services to children in a variety of ways: in nursery schools, nursery classes, early years centres and Child and Family Centres.The Early Years Officer(EYO) will act as key worker to individual children in the provision of the following services:
- Delivery of the pre-school and birth to three curriculum;
- Promotion of welfare and wellbeing of children, including child protection
- Supporting parents in a range of ways such as running parenting groups and advising parents how to care for their children;
- Liaison with other staff and organisations to ensure that individual children are kept safe and input to the development of appropriate care packages;
- Services to support children and their families delivered in partnership with schools, health staff and community education.
The age of children to whom services are delivered will depend on the establishment, but may cover children from 0-8 years old. The principles of the Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) programme will underpin the postholder’s work eg putting the child at the centre; keeping the child safe; taking the whole child approach; working in partnership with families; co-ordinating help from across services and practitioners.
As an experienced practitioner, the EYO will support and mentor other staff within the team, sharing their knowledge and experience.
The closing date for both posts is 13 April 2021. You can apply for the full time post here and the part time one here.
