Early Years and Children's Practitioner

Barnardo's; Rugby; Sur place; GBP 12 000 - 15 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Disability Confident employer

Résumé du poste

Barnardo's in Rugby is recruiting an Early Years and Children's Practitioner to deliver a range of groups across three centres and outreach sites. The role involves working independently or with a team to run activities like Toddler Time, Baby Time, Baby Massage and Family Time, with Saturday sessions once a month.

The post is part time (19.5hrs/week) with TOIL, salary £13,704.28 per year for the 19.5hrs, and requires travel within Rugby Borough. Contact Sara Rattenbury for more information.

Qualifications

• a good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS, and child development, particularly with regard to speech and language and SEND, and planning activities with these as a focus.
• good organisational skills
• experience of, and confidence in lone-working to deliver groups/activities to families or just children.
• an excellent understanding of child protection and safeguarding
• excellent communication skills and knowledge of support services for families in the local area.
• Good IT skills – including use of MS Office applications.
• Experience of working with the 5-19 yr age groups and up to 25yrs for SEND is advantageous
• travel across the locality – Rugby Borough including outlying villages. Therefore access to your own transport is essential.

Responsabilités

• Deliver activities in 3 centres and outreach sites in Rugby, working independently or with staff, volunteers and students.
• Provide groups such as Toddler Time, Baby Time, Baby Massage, Baby Signing and Chatter Matters, Family Time and After School Clubs and Saturday activities.

Connaissances

EYFS knowledge

Planning activities

Lone working

Child safeguarding

Communication skills

MS Office

SEND experience

Own transport

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Barnardo's are commissioned to deliver the services in the Children and Family Centres in Warwickshire in partnership with a wide variety of agencies offering activities to children, young people and parents/carers. We support children, young people and their families to enable them to thrive, achieve, develop, and to build a resilience to cope with life.

Rugby Children and Family Centres are recruiting for an Early Years and Children's Practitioner to join the team who deliver a range of groups including, Toddler Time, Baby Time, Baby Massage, Baby Signing and Chatter Matters, Family Time and After School Clubs and Saturday activities.

The Early Years Practitioner will have responsibility for delivering some of the activities in our 3 centres and at our outreach sites in Rugby, working independently or alongside the team of staff, volunteers and students.

This post is part time, 19.5hrs per week over 3 days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) all year round. There is a requirement to work one Saturday morning per month and hours are reclaimed as TOIL. The salary is £26,003 (FTE) £13,704.28 (19.5hrs) per annum.

If you want to find out more, or you would like to visit one of the centres to understand more about what the role involves, please do not hesitate to contact the Children's Services Manager, Sara Rattenbury [e-mail]

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

• a good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS, and child development, particularly with regard to speech and language and SEND, and planning activities with these as a focus.
• good organisational skills
• experience of, and confidence in lone-working to deliver groups/activities to families or just children.
• an excellent understanding of child protection and safeguarding
• excellent communication skills and knowledge of support services for families in the local area.
• Good IT skills – including use of MS Office applications.
• Experience of working with the 5-19 yr age groups and up to 25yrs for SEND isadvantageous
• travel across the locality – Rugby Borough including outlying villages. Therefore access to your own transport is essential.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Early Years and Children's Practitioner

Company: Barnardo's Salary: from £26,003 a year, pro rata Hours: Part-time Location: Rugby Working pattern: Field-based Job type: Permanent Posting date: 27 Oct 2026 Closing date: 23 Nov 2026

Summary

Barnardo's are commissioned to deliver the services in the Children and Family Centres in Warwickshire in partnership with a wide variety of agencies offering activities to children, young people and parents/carers. We support children, young people and their families to enable them to thrive, achieve, develop, and to build a resilience to cope with life.

Rugby Children and Family Centres are recruiting for an Early Years and Children's Practitioner to join the team who deliver a range of groups including, Toddler Time, Baby Time, Baby Massage, Baby Signing and Chatter Matters, Family Time and After School Clubs and Saturday activities.

The Early Years Practitioner will have responsibility for delivering some of the activities in our 3 centres and at our outreach sites in Rugby, working independently or alongside the team of staff, volunteers and students.

This post is part time, 19.5hrs per week over 3 days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) all year round. There is a requirement to work one Saturday morning per month and hours are reclaimed as TOIL. The salary is £26,003 (FTE) £13,704.28 (19.5hrs) per annum.

If you want to find out more, or you would like to visit one of the centres to understand more about what the role involves, please do not hesitate to contact the Children's Services Manager, Sara Rattenbury [e-mail]

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

Essential requirements

• a good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS, and child development, particularly with regard to speech and language and SEND, and planning activities with these as a focus.
• good organisational skills
• experience of, and confidence in lone-working to deliver groups/activities to families or just children.
• an excellent understanding of child protection and safeguarding
• excellent communication skills and knowledge of support services for families in the local area.
• Good IT skills – including use of MS Office applications.
• Experience of working with the 5-19 yr age groups and up to 25yrs for SEND isadvantageous
• travel across the locality – Rugby Borough including outlying villages. Therefore access to your own transport is essential.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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