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Out of School Childcare & Education Practitioner

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Date Posted:

January 8, 2026

We are currently seeking applications for an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated individual to fill the following post within our Out Of School Childcare Team: –

OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDCARE & EDUCATION PRACTITIONER 

22 hours/week – Monday to Friday 

Salary up to £15,474.73/annum based on 22 hours per week depending on qualification 

The successful applicant will have experience of working with primary school aged children and be able to work as part of a team in the planning, delivery and evaluation of a high quality out of school care service.

Practitioners will have a key role in the efficient and effective delivery of a variety of settings and they must be able to promote the learning, development and all round well-being of children by identifying and meeting their care, support and learning needs, as well as being able to oversee the work of others.

The successful candidate will be able to create a safe and stimulating environment that provides children with opportunities for overall development and will be able to take responsibility for groups of children as and when required within the provision and whilst on outings.

Please note that applicants for these posts must hold, be currently working towards or be willing to work towards, a relevant qualification. 

Please note that all applicants for this post must be eligible to: 

• Register at practitioner level with the Scottish Social Services Council.

• Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

• Work in the UK and have the relevant documents to prove this.

The closing date for this vacancy is noon on Friday, 23 January 2026 

Please note that this post may end early if the interviews are successful before this date.  

To apply via Application Form please go to following link:- 

https://forms.office.com/e/tExibVYzDy 

or email your CV to info@northedinburghchildcare.co.uk

Recent Vacancies

• January 8, 2026

• January 8, 2026

• January 8, 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, highly motivated and qualified individual to fill the following post in our Nursery Childcare Team: –

SENIOR CHILDCARE & EDUCATION PRACTITIONER 

Full Time – 35.83 Hours/Week (Monday – Friday, 8 hours per day between the hours of 8am-6pm) 

Salary – Up To £28,292.90/annum depending on qualification 

The purpose of the Senior Childcare & Education Practitioner is: –

• To have a key role in the efficient and effective delivery of high-quality childcare and education services for a diverse range of children attending North Edinburgh Childcare’s Nursery.

• To supervise the day-to-day work of team members and maintain an overview of the provision.

• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of a busy playroom within the nursery for children aged 4 months-5 years.

Successful applicants will have experience of working in an early years setting, a sound knowledge of key documents including Realising the Ambition: Being Me, National Practice Guidance For Scotland and the Curriculum for Excellence along with the ability to support others in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a high-quality early learning and childcare service.

Practitioners will have a key role in the efficient and effective delivery of a variety of settings and they must be able to promote the learning, development and all-round well-being of children by identifying and meeting their care, support and learning needs, as well as being able to oversee the work of others.

The successful candidate will be able to create a safe and stimulating environment that provides children with opportunities for overall development and will be able to take responsibility for groups of children as and when required within the provision and whilst on outings.

The successful individual must ensure promotion of the highest standards of practice by adhering to North Edinburgh Childcare’s policies and procedures, work practice documents and Competency Framework at all times.

Please note that applicants for these posts must hold the relevant qualification to apply for this post.  

Please note that all applicants for this post must be eligible to:-  

• Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

• Register with the Scottish Social Services Council at Practitioner Level

• Work in the UK and have the relevant documents to prove this.

The closing date for these posts is 12noon on Friday, 23 January 2026 

Please note that this post may end early if the interviews are successful before this date. 

To apply via Application Form please go to following link: –  

https://forms.office.com/e/tExibVYzDy

or email your CV to info@northedinburghchildcare.co.uk

Recent Vacancies

• January 8, 2026

• January 8, 2026

• January 8, 2026

Senior out of School Childcare & Education Practitioner

Categories:

Date Posted:

January 8, 2026

We are currently seeking applications for enthusiastic, highly motivated and qualified individuals to fill the following posts within our Out Of School Childcare Team:-

SENIOR OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDCARE & EDUCATION PRACTITIONER

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

25 hours/week – Monday to Friday (with up to full time hours during school holidays and in-service days)

Salary Up To £19,545.61/annum based on 25 hours/week depending on qualification status

The purpose of the Senior Out Of School Childcare & Education Practitioner is:-

To have a key role in the efficient and effective delivery of high quality childcare and education services for a diverse range of children attending North Edinburgh Childcare’s Out Of School Services.

To supervise the day to day work of team members and maintain an overview of the provision.

To be responsible for the day-to-day running of a busy club for children aged 5-12 years.

The successful applicant will have experience of working with primary school aged children and be able to work as part of a team in the planning, delivery and evaluation of a high quality out of school care service.

Practitioners will have a key role in the efficient and effective delivery of a variety of settings and they must be able to promote the learning, development and all-round well-being of children by identifying and meeting their care, support and learning needs, as well as being able to oversee the work of others.

The successful candidate will be able to create a safe and stimulating environment that provides children with opportunities for overall development and will be able to take responsibility for groups of children as and when required within the provision and whilst on outings.

The successful individual must ensure promotion of the highest standards of practice by adhering to North Edinburgh Childcare’s policies and procedures, work practice documents and Competency Framework at all times.

Please note that applicants for this post must hold or be working towards a relevant qualification to apply for this post.

Please note that all applicants for this post must be eligible to:-

Register at practitioner level with the Scottish Social Services Council.

Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

Work in the UK and have the relevant documents to prove this.

The closing date for this vacancy is noon on Friday, 23 January 2026

Please note that this post may end early if the interviews are successful before this date.

To apply via Application Form please go to following link:-

https://forms.office.com/e/tExibVYzDy

or email your CV to info@northedinburghchildcare.co.u

Recent Vacancies

• January 8, 2026

• January 8, 2026

• January 8, 2026

• Reference
• Jan26 D
• Responsible to
• Team Manager
• Salary
• £12.64 to £16.92 per hour (SVQ3 £13.52, SVQ3 & HNC £15,00ph)
• Working hours
• 11.125 hour per week
• Work pattern
• Wk1 Friday 2pm to 10pm and Saturday 8am to 10pm. Wk2 Off. Wk3 Friday 2pm to 10pm and Sunday 7.30am to 10pm. Wk4 Off.
• Location
• Lendrickmuir Estate
• Closing date
• Wednesday 28th January 2026 00:00

Apply online

Description

You will provide care and support to our children and young people, providing a homely environment and fun adventures. This position works on a fortnightly basis, however there will be opportunities to work additional hours on a sessional basis.

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• Job description

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Nursery
Practitioner
and After
School Care
Manager

Welcome from the Head

Thank you for your interest in King’s House School. I am very proud of our staff here
at KHS, and we are a friendly and caring school with a strong sense of community,
where pupils can thrive and flourish. The pastoral aspect of school life is at the heart of
everything we do, and we pride ourselves on providing an inclusive environment that is
both nurturing and challenging. I am proud of the supportive and collaborative culture at
King’s House, which helps staff and pupils to be the best they can be.

It is a joy to watch our pupils grow into confident young people, ambassadors for King’s
House when they leave us at 13+ to go onto a wide range of day and boarding Senior
Schools. We value a broad and balanced academic education, enabling our pupils to
develop their academic, social, sporting, emotional and artistic attributes.

We are committed to recruiting excellent staff across our teaching and non-teaching
departments and King’s House School Enterprises, with the opportunity to develop
careers. You will be joining the school at an exciting time, when we are investing in
our facilities to ensure an inspiring education for students for many years to come. In
September 2024, the school moved to coeducation with girls currently in over half of our
year groups.

I hope this provides you with a flavour of what life is like at King’s House School, with a
staff team who develop enthusiastic young people who can be relied upon to make a
positive contribution in all areas of school life.

Mark Turner
Head

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rooms, two science laboratories, a new design technology room and music area.
There are three forms in each year group. Forms are mixed-ability in Years 4 - 6
with some subjects setted, and streamed in Years 7 and 8. Pupils experience
increasing exposure to subject specialist teachers, who will teach a range of year
groups and sometimes more than one subject. The curriculum the pupils follow
prepares them for Common Entrance at the end of Year 8.

Throughout their time at King’s House, the pupils are encouraged to take part in
art, drama, music and sporting activities. There are productions every year for all
year groups, concerts and many more performance opportunities for music, as
well as numerous games fixtures and sporting activities. There are also outings
for all years to enrich the curriculum, and from Year 3 residential trips in the
summer term.

King’s House offers its pupils a broad and balanced curriculum and prepares
them well for their transition on to their next school. We cherish each pupil as an
individual and provide them with the skills and mental resilience to succeed in
whatever path they choose to take. Small class sizes means that we can get to
know each child and identify their unique strengths, interests and passions.

King’s House School

King’s House School was founded in Richmond in 1946 and has been a boys’ prep
school since then until September 2024, when girls joined for the first time as we
move to co-education. The school operates on three sites in or around Kings Road,
which is on the very pleasant setting of Richmond Hill. The Senior Department (for
pupils from Year 4 to Year 8) is at 68 Kings Road, the Junior Department on its own
site just down the hill, and the Nursery around the corner on Princes Road. The
school also has a 35-acre sports ground just over Barnes Bridge, where there are
numerous pitches, athletics facilities, cricket nets, tennis courts, two 3G pitches and
all-weather pitch.

All children in the Nursery are guaranteed a place in Reception, and there are also
small intakes at Years 3, 4 and 7. Pupils generally stay until 13 when they move on
to a wide range of single-sex, co-ed, day and boarding schools, with a number each
year gaining scholarships.

The Nursery operates from its own site in a carefully restored building on Princes
Road. The youngest children, in Hedgehog Class (rising 3s), are based on the top
floor and Squirrels and Rabbits Class (rising 4s) on the ground floor. There is a very
positive, caring atmosphere to the Nursery, and the ground floor has an additional
Woodland Library also used for small group activities and specialist teaching. The
Nursery has its own dedicated staff supplemented with specialists from the school
PE, Music, Drama and Copmuting departments.

The Junior Department (JD) is housed in two Victorian buildings which have
been sensitively redesigned and linked to provide an exciting and stimulating
environment for the pupils. There is a two-form entry to Reception with about forty
children in the year group. This number grows to about 48 in Year 3 with three forms.
The class teachers deliver the vast majority of the curriculum, but pupils do have
lessons with specialist teachers for Music, languages, PE and Games and Computing.
All children take swimming lessons at a local pool from Years 1 - 3, and the Early Years
and Key Stage 1 regular...

• Reference
• Jan 2026 B
• Responsible to
• Team Manager
• Salary
• £12.64 to £16.92 per hour (SVQ3 £13.52 per hour / SVQ3 & HNC £15.00 per hour)
• Working hours
• 13.5 per week on average
• Work pattern
• Week 1 - Friday 2pm to 10pm. Week 2 - Friday 2pm to 10pm & Sunday 9am to 10pm. Week 3 Friday 2pm to 10pm. Week 4 Friday 2pm to 10pm and Saturday 9am to 10pm.
• Location
• Lendrickmuir Estate
• Closing date
• Wednesday 28th January 2026 00:00

Apply online

Description

You will provide care and support to our children and young people, providing a homely environment and fun adventures. This position works on a fortnightly basis, however there will be opportunities to work additional hours on a sessional basis.

Attachments

• Job description

Apply online

• Reference
• Jan26 W
• Responsible to
• Team Manager
• Salary
• £12.64 to £16.92 per hour (SVQ3 £13.52. SVQ3 & HNC £15.00ph)
• Working hours
• 11.5 hours per week on average
• Work pattern
• Week 1 Friday 2pm to 10pm & Saturday 2pm to 10pm & Sunday 2pm to 10pm. Wk2 Off. Week 3 Friday 2pm to 10pm & Saturday 2pm to 10pm & Sunday 8.30am to 2.30pm. Wk4 Off.
• Location
• Lendrickmuir Estate

Apply online

Description

You will provide care and support to our children and young people, providing a homely environment and fun adventures. This position works on a fortnightly basis, however there will be opportunities to work additional hours on a sessional basis.

Attachments

Apply online

Job Description

Role Title

Child and Young Person Therapist (sessional)

Sessional Rate

£46

Term

Hours

Sessional (self-employed contract)

Number of hours/clients supported is flexible

Location

Anywhere in Cornwall

Post reports to

Clinical Service Lead

Other Considerations  •  The sessional rate includes 1-2-1 therapy and any

administration around the session (e.g. recording to
CLEAR database, Outcome Measures, safeguarding)
•  Travel is paid at 45p/mile in addition to sessional rate
•  Where needed, room hire costs will be paid. CLEAR can

also help to source suitable venues

•  CLEAR provides funded Group Supervision, CPD and

training opportunities

•  This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check
•  Daily support from a named Safeguarding Officer where

needed

Job Role and Purpose
CLEAR  delivers  BACP  accredited  counselling  and  therapy  services,  with  high
standards  of  care  and  conduct  in  line  with  the  BACP  Ethical  Framework.  We  are
committed to championing children’s rights and putting children and young people’s
voices and needs at the core of our service development.

As a CLEAR CYP sessional therapist you will provide effective evidence-based
therapies for children, young people and their families/carers to help repair, resolve,
and overcome the impact of emotional trauma and to build emotional wellbeing and
resilience. You will provide a safe, confidential Child and Young person-centered
therapeutic setting with appropriate trauma-informed models of therapy/counselling.

Our services for Children and Young People include music, art, drama and play
therapy as well as EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT and person-centred counselling.

CLEAR’s Children and Young People’s Trauma Recovery Service supports children
from birth to 18 years. This may be extended to young adults up to 25 years old, in
specific circumstances. Trauma experienced may often be in the context of sexual,
physical, emotion and psychological abuse.

Our Adolescent Emotional Wellbeing Service supports young people and adults aged
11-25 who are struggling with their emotional wellbeing. This includes mild to
moderate depression and anxiety.

Therapists are supported by an experienced Clinical Lead,  a referrals team and the
wider senior leadership team. We support the ongoing professional development and
wellbeing of all staff, employed and sessional.

Key attributes
You will be an experienced, child-centred therapist, with a strong understanding of
trauma and it’s impacts. You will be able to gain a thorough understanding of
CLEAR’s policy, process and procedures and work within the BACP Ethical
Framework. You will be collaborative, committed to your own continued professional
development and mindful of your personal wellbeing and self-care.

Key Responsibilities

•  Be proactive in making first contact with the parent/ carer/ young person (as
advised by the Clinical Lead) to introduce self and organise the logistics of
therapy sessions (day, time, location, etc.)

•  Organise and prepare venues for face-to-face work or access to online/remote

work; ensuring access to creative or therapeutic resources are available.

•  Communicate with children and parents/carers (written and verbal) in a

courteous, professional and trauma-informed manner

•  Undertake initial assessment, including risk assessment at first session, ensuring

the voice of the child/young person is heard and included

•  Deliver therapeutic support reliably and consistently, ensuring good time

management so that sessions are delivered at the agreed time

•  Ensure Routine Outcome Measures are consistent with CLEAR’s evaluation

framework and recorded accurately and timely.

•  Ensure CLEAR processes are understood and adhered to, in line with our

sessional therapist handbook.

•  Ensure client confidentiality is adhered to and limitations to confidentiality clearly
explained to the child/young person and parents/ carers during the initial session
and contracting for work.

•  Attend and engage in the allocated CLEAR monthly supervision group, ensuring

client confidentiality is maintained.

•  Submit monthly invoices in an accurate and timely manner.
•  Offer guidance and support to colleagues where needed
•  Maintain professional registrations, including annual submission of CPD log
•  Demonstrate ongoing commitment to child protection and safeguarding
•  Demonstrate commitment to equal opportunities and cultural humility.
•  Foster good relations with individuals, groups and external agencies that need to

be informed of or involved in the delivery of CLEAR work.

Person Specification: Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Minimum L5 qualification working therapeutically
with children and young people, with evidence of
recent and ongoing CPD

Desirable
Post graduate qualification in
specific therapy modality

Registration with relevant professional body

3 years post qualifying experience of w...

Barnardo's nurseries in Gloucestershire have three nursery settings across Gloucester City and the Forest of Dean. Our aim is to provide early years education of the highest quality with an ethos that values children and parents/carers from all backgrounds.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, flexible, hard working as and when Early Years Practitioners to join our dedicated teams across the Gloucester City and Forest of Dean Locality. Our nurseries in Gloucester City are Pebbles located in Linden and Finlay Nursery in Tredworth and our nursery in the Forest of Dean is Hilltop Nursery, Cinderford. If you have a preferred location, this will be discussed in the interview.

Successful candidates will need:

• Early Education or Childcare qualification Level 2 minimum (preferably Level 3)
• To work as part of a team to provide good quality services to young children and their families accessing the service 
• To support the delivery of 2 year old and pre-school nursery provision
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines
• Good time Management skills.
• Excellent Communication skills.
• This post is subject to DBS clearance.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and families

Benefits of working for Barnardo's:

• Competitive rates of pay plus holiday pay
• Career progression
• A huge range of learning and development opportunities
• Benefit scheme including discounts, cycle to work scheme and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)-Health and well-being benefit, It gives you immediate access to a variety of confidential services including telephone and online counselling.
• Pension scheme
• Being part of a large UK based children's charity

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values .  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

• Reference number:18054
• Job Title:As & When Early Years Practitioner
• Location:Gloucestershire
• Locality:Gloucester City and the Forest of Dean
• Contract type:As & When
• Hours:0 Hours
• Salary:£12.62 per hour
• Closing Date:31 January 2027
• Interview Date:To be confirmed

Benefits