Support Worker (Early Years) - Ormiston Primary School - EAL12592

The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). Part-time hours / sessional posts will be pro-rated accordingly. Hourly rate of pay: £15.16 - £16.30 This is a 52 week non-sessional post i.e. it will include working during the school holidays. To start asap. Ormiston Primary School is a non-denominational school, which has approximately 200 girls and boys throughout the nursery/primary age range. Our youngest pupils in the nursery are three years old, our oldest pupils in Primary 7 are twelve years old. Children would normally move on to Ross High School after their Primary 7 year. The school building is of a traditional style that stands on the edge of the village of Ormiston. In addition to the ten classrooms we have a large gymnasium, library, resource rooms, a nursery and our own kitchens where meals are cooked and served. More information about our school can be found on our X feed @ormistonprimary or on our webpage. Our nursery runs with two cohorts of 30 children 48 weeks of the year. The groups attend on a Monday/Tuesday or Wednesday/Thursday with both in nursery on alternative Fridays. Our nursery makes the most of our local area with trips to the woodland areas and uses the local park for Play on Pedal sessions and other activities. To work in support of early years 'staff by contributing towards the creation of a warm, friendly, safe and caring environment for children aged 2 –5 years. Must hold an SVQ in Social Services (Children & Young People) at SCQF Level 6 (or an alternative SSSC recognised equivalent qualification). Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate or willingness to work towards gaining it. This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. UK website. For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: Further details on all East Lothian Council Primary and Secondary Schools, including individual school websites can be found here: If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team via this link . Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.