quality assurance practitioner jobs

We currently have the following opportunity:

Senior Early Childhood Practitioner (Fixed term until 11 October 2026) - PKC13223
£13,304 - £14,603 (14.40 hours per week, Whole Year working)
Goodlyburn Primary School, Perth

We are seeking a highly qualified and skilled Senior ECP with expertise in early childhood learning and development, to join our management team at Goodlyburn and COPECC ELC.

As a part of the management team, the role is to work alongside the Centre Leader to provide effective organisation and management of the nursery, to ensure high quality care and education, responding to the individual needs of our children and families. You will take a lead role for the nursery team including when the nursery is open out with school hours. There will be quality assurance responsibilities, and you will also assist in the delivery of high-quality learning and development for our staff team. You will lead on supporting children who face disadvantages and reinforce the ambition to close the attainment gap.

As Senior Early Childhood Practitioner (SECP) on full year contract, you will be required to work 50 weeks of the year. 50 week settings are closed 2 weeks at Christmas and for some public and occasional holidays. Your working pattern will be Monday and Tuesday however, you may be required to work alternating shift patterns to meet the needs of the settings operational hours and in agreement with their line manager.

Skills & Experience Required

You must be able to work on your own initiative and as a team member who directly contributes to and supports colleagues in the development of a flexible early learning and childcare service.

You must operate in a manner appropriate to the needs of young children and their families in the Centre and its surrounding community, within the context of authority and nursery policies and procedures.

You will have responsibilities for self-evaluation, improvement planning and quality assurance across the Centre.

We are proud of the very strong relationships we have with partner agencies and so a role in our Centre will require you to collaborate with other professionals on a daily basis.

You must have SNNB/HNC/SVQ 3 in Childcare/Education or equivalent and be able to evidence additional studies e.g. PDA or modules from a relevant degree and have a commitment to work towards a qualification to allow registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a Lead Practitioner i.e BA Childhood Practice, within SSSC timescales.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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.