Casual Posts - Early Years Practitioner, Support Worker (ELC) & Out of School Care Auxiliary, South Area (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey)
Highland CouncilScotland
Overview
This is a local council role (other) with Highland Council based in Scotland. The advertised salary is £14.12 to £16.30 per hour. Applications close on 21 December 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Job DescriptionCasual Posts within South Area (Covering Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Areas)
Early Years Practitioner - £14.68 per hour (Unqualified) - £16.30 per hour (Qualified)
Out of School Care Auxiliary - £14.12 per hour *
Support Worker (Early Learning & Childcare) - £14.12 per hour *
* The Highland Council applies the Scottish Local Government Living Wage
Hours: As and whenDuration: Various (Casual)Contact Person: Loraine Knight Tel: 01463 702412Job Purpose: As per job description and person specifications
Please APPLY ONLINE.
Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.RequirementsThis position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:
You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.
Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.
How this role compares
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,616 of them in Scotland.
You have 113 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a longer window than usual.
Highland Council has 194 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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