Early Years Advisory Practitioner

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking an experienced professional to join their Early Years Quality Inclusion team focused on safeguarding and quality improvement. The role involves delivering training and support to early years providers to ensure child safety and compliance with best practices. Ideal candidates should hold a relevant qualification and have substantial experience in early years settings.

Benefits

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Access to benefits and discounts platform

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of working at senior level within early years settings.
• Understanding of policy and procedures to ensure child safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safeguarding training and support.
• Implement strategies to advise on safeguarding in early years settings.

Skills

Knowledge of early years best practices

Experience in safeguarding

Communication skills

Education

Relevant early years qualification at level 5 or above

Job description

About the Team

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our well respected Early Years Quality Inclusion SEND and Safeguarding Team (EYQISS team). The EYQISS team aim to provide a dynamic offer of advice guidance and support for early years and childcare providers, children and families to ensure every child, regardless of ability or background, thrives in a safe, inclusive, high-quality early years environment that nurtures their development, celebrates diversity, and empowers families and professionals.

We work closely with our colleagues in early years sufficiency and business, health and the Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Partnership, to ensure our support is streamlined and effective.

About the Role

To work as part of a team with the responsibility to ensure the Local Authority meets its statutory responsibilities relating to safeguarding and quality improvement through access to advice, support and training, across early years and childcare provision.

This role is to particularly focus on implementing strategies to support and advise on safeguarding, including delivering safeguarding training, using the early years safeguarding audit to identify key messages and responding to safeguarding queries in early years settings.

Key Requirements

• Relevant early years qualification at level 5 or above
• Substantial experience of working at senior level within early years settings
• Knowledge and understanding of best early years practice, and policy and procedures to ensure children and young people are effectively safeguarded.

Working for Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

Warwickshire County Council is committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

The benefits we offer include agile working, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Closing date: midnight on Thursday 16th October
Interview date: Friday 7th November

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.