Early Years Project Administrator

This is an excellent opportunity for you to join Scottish Book Trust as an Early Years Project Administrator. The position offers flexible, part time working within our Early Years Team.Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.What we offerPart time, fixed-term roleCompetitive salaryFlexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tramGenerous holiday entitlementCompany Sick PayPension with 5% employer contributionsDeath in service benefitFree access to employee assistance programmeThe Early Years (EY) team delivers Bookbug, an evidence-informed programme which aims to promote parent-child bonding and attachment, support children’s language and communication skills, and help their social, emotional and cognitive development through reading, singing and rhyming. Key elements include universal book gifting at four stages, free story, song and rhyme Bookbug Sessions, Bookbug for the Home and community engagement, the Bookbug app, and professional learning opportunities and learning resources for people working with children in their Early Years.The post holder will work closely with the Training Delivery Manager to deliver administrative support for an additional term-based schedule of in-person and online training dates and webinars delivered by our team of trainers for the delivery of the Tackling Child Poverty Project.The post holder will be friendly, reliable and efficient as a first point of contact for participants and will liaise with our trainers, both internal and freelance, to ensure the smooth running of our high-class training programme.