Peripatetic Early Years Family Learning Practitioner, Based at Perth Grammar School, Perth - PKC13136

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity :

Peripatetic Early Years Family Learning Practitioner - PKC13136

£15,344 - £16,433 (18 Hours per week, Whole Year working)

Based at Perth Grammar School, Perth

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (18 hours), full year Early Years Family Learning Practitioner to support the delivery of family learning and parental engagement within a range of Early Learning & Childcare (ELC) settings.

This post is based at Perth Grammar School covering a range of ELC settings across Perth & Kinross. This is a fixed term post ending on 31 March 2026.

The earliest years of life are crucial to a child’s development and have a lasting impact on outcomes in health, education and employment opportunities later in life.

Perth & Kinross aim to ensure that all families have access to high quality family learning within the early years which ensures that parents / carer can support their children and equip them to grow up healthy, happy, attaining and achieving.

Family learning encourages family members to learn together, with a focus on intergenerational learning. Family learning activities can also be specifically designed to enable parents to learn how to support their children’s learning.

The successful candidate will have a creative way to develop positive relationships with families through organising a range of family learning opportunities in the local community. These may include :

Peep Learning Together Programme

Eat Well Play Well

Bookbug

Incredible Years

Peep Progression Pathway

Play on Pedals.

Successful candidates will work directly with parents and families (collectively and individually), to ensure parents / carers can support their children's learning and development at home.

Skills & Experience Required

You should hold an appropriate qualification e.g. SNNEB, NNEB, HNC, SCQF level 7 equivalent or SVQ 3 in Childcare and Education or SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People).

The successful candidate will have a genuine interest and commitment to working with families in a professional capacity.

Successful candidates must have :

• Previous experience supporting families in an ELC setting, as well as having an understating of national and local policies and frameworks to develop this work further.
• Experience and skills in working with parents, young people or children.
• Experience in assisting in the engagement, development and delivery of community based learning (organising groups and delivering learning programmes).
• A commitment to working towards the concept of inclusion.
• IT and computer skills.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and communicate effectively with others
• Experience of effective team working.
• A flexible approach and be able to work at various times, locations and situations.
• You must have a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.
• Experience and skills in group work.
• Previous training in Peep Learning Together, Solihull Approach – Foundation, however not essential as training can be provided.
• An understanding of the importance of play

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.

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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 . Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you :

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Rhona Cameron on 01738 454245 to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and / or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.