Early Years Practitioner (Term-Time) - Learning & Inclusion Base, Braehead Primary - SOA13199 - SOA13199

JOB DESCRIPTION

Can you make a difference to the future lives of South Ayrshire's young children with additional support needs? The Central Inclusion Team is a group of peripatetic services which provide support for children with additional support needs across the local authority. We seek to appoint a highly motivated, experienced and dynamic Early Years Practitioner with an excellent track record in supporting children’s learning. The successful applicant will work across peripatetic services with a focus within the Early Years Home Visiting service providing bespoke support to individual children up to the age of three with significant additional support needs in their own home. We are looking for someone who can work collegiately and individually to support children and their families by providing excellent early-level experiences. You must be a solution focused, committed, passionate and well-qualified early years practitioner who will inspire the development of our children.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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ABOUT US

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

BENEFITS

Here’s what we can offer!

• Competitive salary
• Excellent pension scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

REQUIREMENTS

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 11/11/2026.

The grade of this post is Level 6.

The work style for this post is Frontline worker.