Early Years Assistant

Ktpws; Dreghorn; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local education authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time Early Years Assistant to support the educational and welfare needs of early years children. This temporary role will be based at St John Ogilvie Primary School, requiring 15 hours of work per week with a pay rate of £14.02 - £14.33 per hour. The position involves working from 11.30am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday, until June 30, 2026. To apply, candidates will be subject to a PVG check due to the regulated nature of this work.

Responsibilities

• Assist in meeting the educational, care and welfare needs of early years children.

Job description

# Early Years AssistantRef no:: NAY16647Published:: 22/01/2026Closes:: 05/02/2026Location:: St John Ogilvie Primary School, 13 Towerlands Farm Road, Bourtreehill South, Irvine, KA11 1PZRate:: £14.02 - £14.33 per hourContract Type:: TemporaryPosition Type:: Part TimeHours:: 15 hours per week## Job Summary**This is a readvertisement of NAY16570****Temporary post until 30th June 2026.****This site operates from 8am to 6pm. Initially working pattern is between the hours 11.30am - 2.30pm Monday to Friday.****We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.****We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click .**This post is based within St John Ogilvie Primary School Early Years Class. Reporting to the Head Teacher, you will assist in meeting the educational, care and welfare needs of early years children. For more details see the attached Role Profile below.## Staff Values & BehavioursNorth Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the## Additional Information**References**For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.**PVG (Children)**This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit **.** For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit .Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.**Our Workstyles**As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:**In Building** – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.This post has been allocated the workstyle: In BuildingMore information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.## Job Attachments* Share this job posting via Email### Advertisement