Early Years Domestic Support

We are looking for a motivated, hard working individual to join our brilliant Nursery team in the support of children's lunchtime experience.

Duties include setting the tables, temperature checking and serving food, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen, clearing, cleaning and sweeping up the dining areas, laundry duties, washing all associated crockery and cutlery. The successful candidate will ensure the kitchen areas meet environmental health requirements daily. Elementary Food Hygiene certificate is essential and further training will be given.

Pirniehall Primary is a non-denominational school situated in the North West of Edinburgh and is part of the Craigroyston Learning Community. The school currently has a roll of 240 pupils, with 10 classes covering the stages P1-P7 and there are a further 24 nursery children attending full-time.

We share a campus with St David's RC Primary School and Nursery. Our nurseries share the outdoor space, but we each have our own internal nursery spaces. Our facilities management and catering services are provided by Amey.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.