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Senior Early Childhood Educator - Bannockburn Nursery School 102467 - 491773

Stirling Council

Bannockburn, FK7 8JAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£15,529 to £16,910

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time

Closing date

21 October 2026

2 days left

Job description

This is a 0.4 FTE Senior Early Childhood Educator post. As Senior ECE, you will be highly qualified with expertise in early childhood learning and development. The successful candidate will support the management, planning and implementation of a flexible, high quality early learning and childcare service, which is appropriate to the needs of young children and their families within our nursery and the wider community.

We are looking for a Senior Early Childhood Educator who will inspire, motivate, support and challenge colleagues in the development of their own practice. You will support the delivery of suitable programmes of learning opportunities which meet the needs of the individual child in line with Local and National Guidance. You will hold or be willing to work towards a degree level qualification in the following: BA in Childhood Practice or equivalent PDA, Certificate, Diploma in Early Childhood studies or other relevant advanced qualification. Applicants should be explicit in detailing the required skills, experience and attributes that you are able to bring to this post. You will be SSSC registered prior to appointment, or register within 6 months of your appointment. This is a temporary, part time post. The projected working pattern is Thursday and Friday on a two week alternate shift rotation (8am-4pm wk1 & 10am-6pm wk2).

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

  • 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
  • Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
  • Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
  • Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
  • Carers Leave
  • Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
  • Access to Health & Wellbeing support
  • Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Lift share Scheme
  • Car Lease Scheme
  • Technology Benefit Scheme

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

LG Jobs

First seen

8 October 2026

Last checked

18 October 2026

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About the employer

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Stirling Council

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