Early Years and Children's Practitioner

Barnardo's; Rugby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's services organization in Rugby is seeking a part-time Early Years and Children's Practitioner to provide engaging activities supporting children's development. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in child development and experience with children aged 5-19. Responsibilities include building relationships with parents, delivering fun activities, and collaborating with a dedicated team to meet service goals. Flexibility to travel within Rugby is essential. This role is both rewarding and impactful in the lives of children and their families.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and child development.
• Experience working with children aged 5-19 years, including those with SEND.
• Relevant experience from employment, education, or volunteering.

Responsibilities

• Offer fun and engaging activities to support children's development.
• Build positive relationships with parents and carers.
• Hold sometimes difficult conversations with parents.
• Signpost and refer parents to appropriate services.
• Support the service to meet KPIs.

Skills

Knowledge of EYFS

Experience with children aged 5-19

Building relationships with parents

Flexibility

Ability to handle difficult conversations

Job description

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. Rugby Children and Family Centres are recruiting for an Early Years and Children's Practitioner to deliver a range of services including groups activities , 1:1 support and courses. Our work is all about making the biggest impact during the journey of a child's life.

The service aims to offer sessions during the day, after school and on weekends.

The Early Years and Children’s Practitioner will join an experienced team delivering activities at our 3 centres and all our outreach sites in Rugby and the surrounding borough. This role is a part time role for 27 hrs per week (all year round).

This post requires a good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and child development. Experience of working with the 5-19 yr age groups (up to 25yrs for SEND) would also be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Offer fun and engaging activities to support children to develop positive social and emotional skills.
• Build positive relationships with parents/ carers.
• Hold sometimes difficult/ challenging conversations with parents.
• Offer advice and support, or signpost and refer parents to the most appropriate service.
• Support the service to deliver an offer to fulfil our KPIs.

The postholder will be required to be flexible to work across the Rugby Borough locality, as outreach work is a significant and regular part of the EY team’s work, an ability to travel and transport resources throughout the locality to meet the requirements of the role is essential.

Additional Information

Please include as much relevant detail in your application to demonstrate how you fulfil the requirements of our job role, as outlined above and in the Job Description/Personal Specification. Experience can be from previous employment, education, training, volunteering etc. Please refer to the job description, person specification and role addendum when completing your application.

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