Early Years Family Learning Practitioner - Dunkeld, United Kingdom - Perth & Kinross Council

Perth & Kinross Council

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Dunkeld, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

LOCATION:
Royal School of Dunkeld Dunkeld, PH8 0AB

SALARY:
£13,120 - £14,237 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed Term

POSITION TYPE:
Part Time

HOURS:
18 hours per week

£13,120 - £14, Hours per week)
Royal School of Dunkeld

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term, part-time, full year, Early Years Family Learning Practitioner to take on the role of family learning and parental engagement within the Pitlochry community.

This 18 hour post is based at the Royal School of Dunkeld, however includes travelling to other nursery settings within the Pitlochry community to provide family learning and parental support.

This post will end on 30 June 2024.

The earliest years of life are crucial to a child's development and have a lasting impact on outcomes in health, education and employment opportunities later in life.

Perth & Kinross aim to ensure that all families have access to high quality family learning within the early years which ensures that parents/carer can support their children and equip them to grow up healthy, happy, attaining and achieving.

Family learning encourages family members to learn together, with a focus on intergenerational learning. Family learning activities can also be specifically designed to enable parents to learn how to support their children's learning.

Peep Learning Together Programme

Eat Well Play Well

Bookbug

Incredible Years

Peep Progression Pathway

Love Learning About Money Together

Play on Pedals.

Responsibilities:

Perth & Kinross Council Values and Behaviours

The Individual:

- previous experience supporting families in an ELC setting, as well as having an understating of national and local policies and frameworks to develop this work further.
- experience and skills in working with parents, young people or children.
- experience in assisting in the engagement, development and delivery of community based learning (organising groups and delivering learning programmes).
- a commitment to working towards the concept of inclusion.

IT and computer skills.

- interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and communicate effectively with others
- experience of effective team working.
- a flexible approach and be able to work at various times, locations and situations.
- a current driving license and have access to a vehicle.
- experience and skills in group work.
- previous training in Peep Learning Together, Solihull Approach

Foundation, however not essential as training can be provided.
An understanding of the importance of play.

You should hold an appropriate qualification e.g.

SNNEB, NNEB, HNC, SCQF level 7 equivalent or SVQ 3 in Childcare and Education or SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People).

You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, Perth & Kinross Council carries out rigorous checks on the right to work in the UK, qualifications, employment history, including references, and fitness to undertake the post.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.