The Role

Are you passionate about Early Education? Partnerships? Innovation? Learning and Play?

Are you a confident leader, early years educator and innovator?

If yes, we may have the perfect roles for you!

Wandsworth’s successful School Advisory Service is expanding to include an Early Years Adviser Team (EYAT). We are looking for a Senior Early Years Adviser to join our amazing team and help continue to achieve positive outcomes for children in Wandsworth!

About the service

From 1^st September we welcome and support managers and staff from the PVI sector and continue to provide valued EYFS support in our primary and maintained nursery schools. Our aim is for all EYFS settings to be either good and better, filled with motivated adults and curious learners, the environments and curriculum are stimulating so children are confident, independent and skilled for the future.

About the team

The team will consist of one senior and three advisers. The service operates year-round and the role is home based and office based.

About the role

The Senior Early Years Adviser will work and interact in Early Years settings with children, adults, managers, and headteachers, modelling best practice in pedagogy, and business skills and implementing statutory guidance.

The position is also a strategic one as it includes monitoring the EYFS Adviser Team, ensuring place sufficiency, that all statutory guidance is implemented and EYFS settings secure and maintain good and better ratings.

Contact details

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ann Debono on email at Ann.Debono@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 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 Sunday 24^th July 2022
• Shortlisting date: week commencing 25^th July 2022
• Interview date: week commencing 1^st August 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.

At Wandsworth, we particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams, including Black, Asian and Ethnic minority communities. We understand the value of what a diverse workforce brings to our local authority and therefore, strongly encouraging candidates from these backgrounds to apply to this position.

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 application must highlight your knowledge, skills and experience listed in the Job Profile located at the bottom of the advert.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils