An opportunity is available for a Day Service Childcare Practitioner to join our team at Moore House Academy in Bathgate.
As a Day Service Practitioner you will actively support the educational and personal development of children and young people within the school environment and/or local community. You will provide high quality care, ensuring the physical comfort, health, and wellbeing of children and young people.
You will become an important part of our children’s lives, building positive, trusting relationships and using therapeutic approaches to support children and young people in understanding and managing their experiences, particularly those affected by trauma, loss, and neurodiversity.
Ideally, you will have experience working with children and young people, preferably in an educational, residential, or community care setting.
You will be highly motivated, reliable, trustworthy, and enthusiastic about working with children and young people. You will be caring, resilient and have a genuine commitment to the welfare of children and young people.
The School’s motto is: Acceptance, Aspiration, Attainment and Achievement.
Health and Wellbeing is at the heart of all we do within our school for both our children/young people and staff. We prioritise the wellbeing of our employees by offering a comprehensive induction and training programme, flexible working, employee assistance services, and access to our badge benefits scheme.
Our approach towards our employees and young people is firmly based on building positive, nurturing relationships using the principles of Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE) and Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP), Growthmindset and Zone of proximal development (ZPD).
The successful candidate will commence employment on 19 October 2026.
As part of the role, you will be required to attend a mandatory three-week induction and training programme commencing on 19 October 2026. This training is essential to the role and attendance is required throughout the programme.
Please note that the initial training period will take place during the October school holiday period. Following completion of the mandatory induction and training programme, the role will operate on a term-time basis, in line with the school calendar.
This is a permanent, full-time position of 40 hours per week, term time only, with working hours generally spread across Monday to Friday and aligned with school hours.
As a Day Service Practitioner you will earn a generous salary, as well as fantastic staff benefits.
- Practitioner Grade 1 (No qualifications): £29,347.14
- Practitioner Grade 2 (HNC or SVQ3 qualifications): £30,038.63
- Practitioner Grade 3 (HND): £30,730.03
- Practitioner Grade 4 (Degree or Above): £31,421.63
- Practitioner Grade 5 (HNC and SVQ3 qualifications): £32,836.64
- Practitioner Grade 6 (HND and SVQ3 qualifications): £34,187.62
- Practitioner Grade 7 (Degree or above and SVQ3 qualifications): £35,542.95
These are the salaries are for a full time role. They will be pro rata’s accordingly.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for candidates at this time.
