Early Years Modern Apprentice

Service: Education
Closing Date: Friday 25th April 2025

 

4 x ELC Modern Apprentices

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

Are you looking for an opportunity to gain valuable paid work experience, while working towards a recognised qualification in an expanding and rewarding sector?

If you enjoy working with young children and you are passionate about helping them to grow and learn, then you could have what it takes to work in Early Learning and Childcare.

Argyll and Bute Council are looking to recruit four ELC Apprentices within Argyll and Bute. This position will provide an opportunity to learn on the job whilst gaining key transferable skills and a qualification which is essential to work within the sector.

Argyll and Bute Council delivers ELC provision for children aged 2-5 years. As part of this modern apprenticeship you will be based in a Local Authority ELC setting and you will work towards SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 7.

If you are aged 16 to 24 (or aged 16 – 29 if either Care Experienced or Disabled*) have an interest in Early Learning and Childcare, good communication skills, enthusiastic, willing to learn and have 3 National 5 qualifications or equivalent then we want to hear from you.

Vacancies are available across Argyll and Bute

To find out more about a career in childcare, please visit https://childcarecareersscotland.scot/

For further information about a Modern Apprenticeship please visit https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/modern-apprenticeships

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/jobs-and-careers/working-us

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

These posts are temporary until February 2027.

Applicants should note that:-

• These posts are not suitable for job share.
• These posts require Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• These are temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s director.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is

• Jan Sutcliffe, Early Years Development Officer
• Telephone: 01436 658762
• Email:jan.sutcliffe@argyll-bute.gov.uk
• Reference: ARB15887

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CV’s, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy