Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for an Early Years Practitioner to join the ESMS Junior School Nursery on a Temporary basis as soon as possible until 25 June 2025 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is full-time, temporary working 35.25, with the option for an additional 2.5 hours, with a salary of £26,958 to £30,716 per annum.  The role is based at the ESMS Junior School Ravelston Site.

The purpose of the role is to deliver high quality, child centred service which meets the needs of children and their families and will include such duties as:

• Be actively involved in the planning and implementation of a curricular programme which meets the needs of the individual child in line with National and Local standards 
• Set up challenging and stimulating indoor and outdoor learning experiences
• Observe children and use these observations, in consultation with the Nursery Class Teacher or Senior Lead Practitioner, to contribute to planning, delivering and recording appropriate learning experiences for the children
• Encourage children's development through listening, talking and responding to children in a range of learning contexts
• The Early Years Practitioner will undertake any other tasks as directed by the Nursery Class Teacher, Senior Lead Practitioner or other members of management within the Junior School, which may be reasonably put to them in support of the Junior School’s function.

The successful candidate must have experience delivering Curriculum for Excellence – Early Level and boundless energy and resilience to allow challenges to be viewed as opportunities. 

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided. 

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on 3 October 2024. We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing 7 October 2024.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and  junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.

Our Vision is to be a pioneer of rounded education in Edinburgh, giving every child the opportunity to excel.

Our Mission is to develop grounded, resilient, accomplished children, with strong values who go out into the world equipped with everything they need to lead full and happy lives.

Aims

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our nine values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.