Early Years Specialist & SENCO

From 1st September full time hours are 37.5 per week, finishing at 1.30pm on a Friday.

We are looking for an experienced SENCo and Level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner to join our Preschool team! The dual role allows for effective reflection and implementation in practice as well as dedicated SEND administration time.

You will ensure that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are fully included into the pre-school. You will support children through their final year at nursery and with their transition onto school. You will get a day per week of office based time to complete all relevant paperwork, such as Support Plans, Referrals and Funding applications. You will work in collaboration with the SENCo for under 3s and the Centre Manager.

As an Early Years Specialist, you will provide and maintain an emotionally secure, safe, consistent, supportive and caring environment, appropriate to the needs of individual children and their families.

We are an independent charity in the heart of Easton committed to quality child-centred early education. Our children love the centre for its huge garden which inspires risky and messy play of all kinds. Attached to our excellent outdoor provision we have a studio offering woodwork, clay and other medias as well as an allotment.

We are proud of the role we play as educators in our community and are dedicated to developing quality practice and thinking about the 'bigger picture'. All staff have opportunities to develop their own knowledge and skills in all aspects of early education through regular trainings (in house and externally) as well as attending 6-weekly supervisions. We want to know what inspires your passion in early years and do what we can to keep that fire burning- if there is a particular area of practice you'd be interested in taking a lead in we want to hear from you!

Anti-racist practice and trauma informed approaches are at the heart of everything we do, from our curriculum and learning environment all the way through to our policies, leadership approaches and staff wellbeing commitments.

Working at ECCC you can benefit from

• 7+ weeks annual leave (guaranteed closure for 2 weeks at new year
• Health cash plan
• Regular supervisions to support your well-being
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Paid sick leave
• Free tasty meals and snacks from our in-house chef
• Anniversary pay bonus
• Employee childcare discount
• Time off in lieu for meetings and training
• Generous company pension scheme
• On-site parking
• Plenty of opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Flu jab
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to high-street vouchers and deals

-SENCo benefits from 1 day per week of office based time

Salary £27,504.75 - £29,705.13

Some things to know about ECCC:

- Our Centre was established in 1997 and moved to its current location in 1999. We are an independent charity who is able to react quickly to changes and adapt our approaches to best suit children, family and staff needs.

- Our vision is to provide 'a sense of belonging not just fitting in'. We explore 'mirrors' representing ourselves and 'windows' into other cultures through food, stories and lively events.

- We fully embrace diversity and the different perspectives, interests and strengths that make everyone unique.

- We comprise of Bumblebees and Butterflies (6mths-2yrs), Sunshine (2-3 yr olds) and Rainbow (Preschool). We have three outdoor spaces including one large garden plus access to a community allotment plot.

We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups and those which reflect our local community.

Easton Community Children's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £27,504.75-£29,705.13 per year

Experience:

• SENCo: 1 year (required)
• Nursery: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Level 3 Approved Early Years Qualification (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person