Early Years Family Practitioner

Are you passionate about supporting children’s development? Are you flexible and looking for a role where you can learn and develop while aligning our organisations core values to all you do? If so, then we have a great opportunity for you to be part of our dedicated team at Ruchazie Nursery.

Your new opportunity

Quarriers Nursery in Ruchazie is a purpose-built facility, with bright modern rooms, designed around the needs of children from birth to three years.  Children, and their needs in the early stages of their development, are at the heart of our service.

The Nursery works in partnership with Glasgow City Council and is based within a busy multi-displinary family centre.

Your role will include but is not limited to;

• Working as part of an Early years team based within the nursery providing high quality Early Learning and Childcare
• You will ensure the wellbeing and education needs of children aged 0-3 years within an Early Years setting.
• You will be responsible for working as part of a team to plan and implement appropriate curricular activities to suit individual children’s developmental needs and interests.
• You will be responsible for recording and tracking the learning journeys of a key group of children.
• To deliver high quality child care and education to children aged 0-3 years within Scottish Government Early years framework
• Scaffolding the learning and development of children aged 0-3 years 
• To encourage positive relationships between parents/carers and children
• Maintain appropriate and accurate records of children’s learning and development, including documenting their attendance.
• To communicate with parents/carers regarding their child’s developmental progress
• To be an active team member within the centre overall
• Participate in policy review
• To work in partnership with other agencies as required.
• Ensure that the nursery and resources and kept clean and in good working order.
• To undertake any other duties or responsibilities commensurate with the post

This is a permanent post, working 14 hours per week.

What you will need to bring to the role

• Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
• Enthusiasm and self-motivation.
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.
• Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.
• Good IT & communication skills.
• Due to the location of the services and shift patterns we recommend candidates have access to their own transport.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
• Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years.
• Training, support, learning and development.
• Opportunity to make a difference to someone’s life.
• Family friendly working policies and procedures.
• HSF Health Cash Plans. 
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
• £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
• Life Assurance Benefit.
• Workplace Pension.
• Registered with Concert for Carers.
• Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Christmas saving scheme.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile. 

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within six months of start date. 

Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation. 

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.