Early Learning & Childcare Lead Practitioner (Term Time) (Temporary) - REQ03943

North Lanarkshire Council; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Auchinloch Primary School & Nursery Class, Fourth Avenue, G66 5DU

Salary: £33,558 - £38,811 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

Early Learning and Childcare in North Lanarkshire is going through a period of transformation change.

• Are you interested in continuous professional development, ensuring you have the skills and competencies to deliver the highest quality of service possible?
• Do you have the dedication and the enthusiasm to help us build on our successes, support our transformational change programme and show inspirational practice in these exciting and inspiring times?
• Are you child centred?

If so, then we want to hear from you.

We are now recruiting for the role of Lead Early Learning and Childcare Practitioner. The successful applicant should have an HNC in Childcare (or equivalent qualification) and relevant experience.

You must be a Member of PVG scheme or willingness to become a member of PVG scheme with satisfactory scheme record/or scheme record update.

This post is temporary until 26/04/2026

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

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