The Role

An exciting opportunity to join our well established and dynamic children’s centre team to support staff and families in providing high quality early years programming for our most vulnerable children.

There are vacancies, and we would encourage all to apply if they have excellent knowledge of developing staff and leading early years practice that improves outcomes for children.

About the role

Our children centre model is based on several key government policies and guidance which focuses on high quality programming and partnerships to improve outcomes for young children, reducing inequalities for families in greatest need and work collaboratively with a range of partners in health, education, social care.

• The Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days
• The Early Years Foundation Stage
• Developmental Matter

Early Years Seniors are part of the management team that deliver the Children’s Centre programming all year round. You will ensure that the quality of the work undertaken is of a consistent high standard and that the voice of the family and child are central in all early year’s programming, including partnership working.

About you

We are seeking Early Years Senior Practitioners with a wealth of experience of working with children and parents who need additional support to thrive.  Our Early Years Seniors will be expected to model excellent practice on a daily face to face bases within the programme and within the wider early years sector.

• You must have sound experience and working knowledge on children’s development and early years, with an excellent understanding of the EYFS/Development Matters and 1001 Days.
• You will provide supervision and day to day management of staff including early years practitioners and support staff ensuring that they are provided with strong management, reflective practice, and supervision.
• You will work closely with our partners in education, health, and social care to ensure a strong programme of services are delivered.

Contact details

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jennie Ramsey or Eyullahemaye Henry- Miller by email: Jennie.ramsey@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk or E.Henry-Miller@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk or if you have technical issues please contact our recruitment team on recrutiment@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Benefits

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed or part-time hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

• Close date: 11:59pm on Tuesday 22nd February 2022
• Shortlisting date: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
• Interview activities: Monday 28th February/ Tuesday 1st March 2022

Useful Information: The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible. Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

How to apply?

To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of A4) must highlight your knowledge, skills and experience listed in the Job Profile located at the bottom of the advert.

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