Are you passionate about high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families in Scotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf of childminders and delivering services across Scotland?
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services.
Childminding Development Officer – School Age Childcare (SACC)
We are recruiting a Childminding Development Officer to help us expand the childminding workforce across Scotland and support the delivery of school age childcare placements with childminders.
The successful applicant will work to support potential new childminders by delivering a childminding recruitment model in targeted local authority areas and by setting up funded placements for school age children.
Full-Time: 36 hours per week
Starting Salary: £27,278
This post is fixed term, with initial funding to March 2027
Please use the links below to find more information about the role, and download the application forms:
Recruitment Advert | Job Description | Supporting Information
Application Form Part 1 | Application Form Part 2 | Equal Opportunities Form
If you would like to be part of our team, please send your completed application forms to
recruitment@childminding.org stating the post you are applying for.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications Monday 13 April 2026 at 12 noon.
Interviews will be held on Monday 20 April 2026.
Please Note: Only applications submitted on the correct form will be considered.
SCMA is working towards becoming an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. However, and linked to our desire to increase diversity applications are particularly encouraged from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates.