Support Worker Early Childhood Educator en Stirling Council

Closing Date: 22 September 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £18,908 - £19,744
Hours: 25 hours per week
 

An opportunity has arisen for a Support Worker Early Childhood Educator to work within Cowie Nursery. This role provides a career pathway in ELC where interested SWECEs can, in the future, explore further training to work towards a level 7 qualification. Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic and committed individuals with experience of working with children of different ages and abilities, including those with specific support or medical needs. You will work within enthusiastic and hard-working teams to create stimulating learning opportunities that deliver a high quality, child-centred education.

Our children have requested the new SWECE should ….. “They should help the children tidy up.”  “Sing songs and be fun!”, They should be a ballerina teacher and let us go outside. “Cook for us good snacks”

This post is 25 hours; applicants must be able to work between the hours of 8.00am-6.00 pm on a rotated shift basis.

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.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race. 

Job Description

Additional Salary Information

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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 payscale 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