Stirling Council
Senior Early Childhood Educator
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Closing Date: 11th August 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £38,823 - £42,276
Hours: 35 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Senior Early Childhood Educator to work within Newton Nursery class. Candidates should hold or be willing to work towards a relevant level 9 practice qualification, for example, BA Childhood Practice. The successful candidate will have relevant experience of working in early learning and childcare settings and will be able to demonstrate the required skills and competencies of the role. As a Senior Early Childhood Educator, they will support the delivery, management, planning, and implementing of a flexible, high-quality service appropriate to the needs of children and families in our nursery and wider community. Applicants should be explicit in detailing the required skills, experience, and attributes that you are able to bring to this post. You will be registered as a Manager with the SSSC prior to appointment, or within 6 months of your appointment. This is a full-time permanent post, the applicant must be able to work between the hours of 8.00am-6.00pm.
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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.
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Job Description
[https://www.stirling.gov.uk/media/zpvhpek5/senior_ece_je09_01042022_e1139.pdf]
Additional Salary Information
[https://www.stirling.gov.uk/media/vatdduvx/salary-additional-info-6.pdf]
Stirling Information
[https://www.stirling.gov.uk/media/arjfm1fz/stirling-council-recruitment-pack.pdf]
The Benefits
- 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 pay scale 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
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