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We currently have the following opportunity:
Play Assistant (Fixed Term until 31 December 2026) - PKC14016
£9,758 - £10,194 (16 Hours per week, Term-time only)
Methven Primary School Nursery
A vacancy has arisen within Methven Primary School Nursery for a Play Assistant. You will join a team of highly experienced nursery professionals.
A caring, nurturing personality is required, and the role will involve contributing to the development, planning and implementation of appropriate experiences within a play/care curriculum before, during and after lunchtime.
The successful candidate will be responsive and adaptable, and will enjoy a varied role supporting a happy, busy nursery, putting children’s needs first.
The role will also involve some lifting, including moving tables, chairs and trolleys, to prepare for a nurturing lunchtime/snack time experience.
Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.
The successful applicants will have excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with children, families and colleagues alike. We are looking for staff who are enthusiastic, able to work on their own initiative, responsive to children’s needs, and who genuinely enjoy working with young children in a nursery environment.
Some experience of working in a nursery environment is desirable.
The successful candidate will be required to register as a Support Worker with the SSSC and work towards the relevant qualification.
We would welcome hearing from you and would encourage you to get in touch with the Headteacher to find out more information.
Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!
Here's what we can offer you:
- A generous annual leave package
- 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
- Eligibility to join our pension scheme
- Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
- Flexi time (remove if not relevant)
- Access to a range of benefits
We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
You are required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), if you are not yet registered, you can still apply, as long as you are willing to apply for registration within 3 months of starting with us and be registered within 6 months.
We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Stephanie Kellie, Headteacher at Methven Primary school at [email protected] to find out more.
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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.
Internal applicants applying for secondment must obtain line manager approval through the secondment form available under My Forms – Secondment Request Form on MyView. Please note that secondment requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or [email protected] to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.
Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check and maintain your membership.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check is required. You are required to provide this check.
A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.
