Early Years Practitioner
hace 17 horas
Wednesbury
Do you enjoy working with children and their families? Are you passionate about giving young children the best possible start in life? Do you enjoy supporting parents and carers to feel confident and empowered? Would you like to develop your skills within a friendly, community based early help service? If so, wed love to hear from you Barnardos is proud to lead the delivery of Sandwell Family Hubs , supporting families from pregnancy through to adulthood. Family Hubs provide accessible, welcoming spaces where children, young people and families can get the right help at the right time. As an Early Years Practitioner , you will work with children and their families working in local hubs and community venues across Sandwell. You will be in helping children build strong foundations for learning, development and wellbeing, with a particular focus on early communication, language development and school readiness . Using inclusive, trauma informed and relationship based practice, you will work alongside parents, carers and partner services to improve outcomes for children. In this role, you will: Deliver high quality early years sessions , including Stay & Play style sessions, workshops and one to one support for children under five Complete WellComm speech and language screenings and provide follow on targeted support to children and parents Support early identification of SEND , delivering inclusive sessions and sharing concerns appropriately to ensure children receive timely support Build positive, trusting relationships with parents and carers, supporting confidence and strengthening the home learning environment Promote school readiness and early communication through practical, engaging activities Work collaboratively with colleagues across Family Hubs and with partner agencies to ensure families receive joined up support Accurately record engagement, outcomes and impact to support service learning and improvement Contribute to a flexible, responsive service , working across different locations and taking part in evening and weekend delivery when required What Were Looking For Were looking for people who: Are passionate about early help, inclusion and equality Enjoy working with families from diverse backgrounds Have experience supporting childrens development and working with parents or carers Are confident delivering group sessions and engaging families in a warm, approachable way Understand the importance of early identification and support for SEND Value reflection, learning and continuous improvement Enjoy being part of a supportive, team focused service When applying, please clearly explain how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information , and demonstrate your understanding of the context and aims of the Sandwell Family Hubs service. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Jesson - Childrens Services Manager ( ) Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardos values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardos and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardos pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role. Barnardos require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardos services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland) Barnardos believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardos service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardos service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardos service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardos. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal 20% discount at Barnardos stores Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardos Learning and Development offer T&Cs apply based on contract About Barnardos We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Our basis and values
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