An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the Alliance, working in partnership with Rutland County Council, to support the planning and delivery of high-quality early years sessions to improve the life chances of children in a flexible role to cover the Alliance team’s annual leave and absence. Do you have a passion to support families and give children the best start in life in Rutland? This could be the new opportunity you are looking for.
Benefits:
- 28 pro-rata days annual leave
- employer and employee contribution pension scheme
- regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities.
Main duties:
- Plan and deliver high-quality focused and universal sessions, including the evaluation of all sessions and activities to encourage the engagement of parents in their children’s learning, development and wellbeing.
- To ensure children are supported to reach a good level of development.
- Plan early years sessions to meet EYFS and Ofsted standards, and support parents of children attending sessions who are vulnerable or meet key priority targets of the Children’s Centre quadrant.
- To cover planned and unplanned leave of the Lead Early Years Educator and Early Years Educator.
Essential criteria:
- NVQ 3 Early Years Care and Education or equivalent qualification, or a health and social care degree level with relevant early years and childcare modules, or Early Years Teacher Status.
- Proven effective communication skills – able to communicate effectively in person and in writing, with professionals, staff, early help and social care teams and other organisations.
- Knowledge and understanding of early years and the EYFS.
- Experience of successful multi-agency approach with professionals, early help teams, social care teams, and other early years settings.
- Knowledge of the aims, objectives and ethos of Children’s Centres and other national developments of services for children aged 0-5 years.
- Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Word, Office, internet and email.
Hours per week: As and when required
Interview date: To be confirmed
All successful applicants will be required to register and subscribe with the DBS Update Service (if you have not already done so) and undertake a new enhanced disclosure and barring check (even if you have an existing DBS Certificate).