Early Support Practitioner

Seven Education are looking for 2 Early Support Practitioners. This role is ongoing and is paying £16.94 per hour PAYE and £20 per hour via  an umbrella company. The working hours are 35 hours per week, working across 4 sites within the borough.

The role:

To take an active role in the Early Support model to ensure high quality direct work takes place with babies, very young children, children, young people and their families (referred to in this document as the 'client group') to improve their outcomes through the provision of Early Support services  including; universal and universal plus  group and individual work with the client group,  This work will include: evidence based parenting programmes, health and education services, parent and child groups and out of school services.

To lead, with others, the planning of services for the age ranges 0-19 years across Early Support (up to 25years SEND) and take responsibility for supporting the activity plan across the service sites.

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver high quality group practice and plan a range of engagements to improve, health and     well-being, social and educational needs of our client groups.

· Plan and deliver a full range of activity sessions using the relevant curricula. Plan and deliver evidenced based programmes, agreed workshops materials, and other planning to meet all children's needs.

· Respond proactively to children's and young people's needs; modelling and demonstrating excellent practice in care, health and education, sharing a range of evidence-based knowledge, scaffolding children's and young people's learning through knowing and demonstrating appropriate adult strategies

· Role model good practice to peers and parents to support them to better understand children and young people's behaviours and needs

· Be an effective and vigilant observer of children's and young people's learning and development, to support the identification of any potential health, care and learning needs that may need to be understood by staff and parents and may need the involvement of other professionals.

· Communicate positively, supportively and effectively with parents/carers about their children's and young people's learning and development and as necessary under the guidance of Early Support Coordinator/Early Support Manager.

· Contribute fully to successful achievements of the Early Support engagement model with target groups and achieving the agreed outcomes including a successful Children's Centre Ofsted outcome, and Children's Services Ofsted outcome.

· To support with opening and locking buildings to ensure smooth running of the service

· To follow policies to ensure the safe keeping of council property

Applicant Requirements:

Qualifications:   l evel 3 or above in childcare and education or equivalent qualification.  

Experience:  Working with children and families

Compliance:  Proof of ability to work and live in the UK. Current DBS and 2 x references.

Travel:  Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.