AddressEarly Years Practitioners – Flexible contract
Based: Abbey Wood & Thamesmead £12.10ph + 12.07% paid annual leave allowance
Better Children’s Centres are looking to recruit Child & Family Practitioners to work within the Thamesmead & Abbey Wood areas on a flexible (bank) basis. This role will involve working within a nursery setting and support the delivery of children centre activities which include stay and play sessions and training crÿches.
High quality early learning and care which is in line with Early Years Foundation Stage requirements will be essential to your role. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills as you will work with colleagues and partners to integrate this role with the wider children’s centre services to help identify and support the needs of local families with young children.
You will have experience of working with children under five years of age and their families with a minimum NVQ Level 2 in Child Development (or equivalent) and be able to respond to both group and individual needs. Knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures and an understanding of equality and diversity issues is essential in this role. It goes without saying you will be a confident team member with a positive driven approach and flexible attitude. You will be expected to work within the range of hours of 8am - 6pm.
High-quality care, education and a safe, yet enjoyable environment is of the utmost importance in our Children’s Centres, so your commitment to deliver these will be key to your role. You’ll be a creative thinker, able to lead and devise fun sessions for children and babies up to 5 years old in everything from song and story times to arts and crafts.
Please attach a supporting statement to your application with details of two referees. This is a rolling advert, we will shortlist when there is a vacancy.
If you have the skills, knowledge and passion for this role please apply.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications & age.
To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.
Better Children’s Centres are run by GLL, the UK’s largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children’s centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.
GLL is an equal opportunities employer.
