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.
- To deliver high quality child care and education to children
- 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
- Ensure that the nursery and resources and kept clean and in good working ord
- To undertake any other duties or responsibilities commensurate with the post
This is a permanent full time post working 35 hours per week.
What you will need to bring to the role
- Early Years Qualification
- 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.
What's in it for you?
- 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 via Quarriers websit.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within three months of start date.
Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
About Us
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.