Early Years Worker

Stockport; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27–33 days

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Early Years Worker (26.25 hours) to support families in Stockport across home and community settings. You will work with the Health Visitor caseload, deliver high-quality play and learning opportunities for preschool children, and monitor growth and development using evidence-based tools.

You will run group programmes for parents and children, collaborate with partner agencies to coordinate services, and undertake home visits as needed.

Qualifications

• NNEB, Diploma in Childcare or equivalent level 3 in Early Years.
• Experience in education/early years, health setting.
• Knowledge of EYFS and HCP.
• Ability to travel across community sites.
• Experience with safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver services to families in homes and community settings.
• Develop high-quality play and learning opportunities for preschool children.
• Screen growth and development of pre-school children in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
• Deliver group programmes for parents and children.
• Work with Stockport Family Service and partner agencies.
• Undertake home visits and other duties as directed.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Flexible

Education

NNEB or diploma in Childcare (CACHE) and the HNC in child care and education (Scotland) OR Level 3 BTEC OR NVQ level 3 in Early Years and child care

Job description

From the exceptional opportunities we offer, to the remarkable care we provide for our patients, we think there is something special about working here.

If you feel like you would like to be a part of our friendly team, please complete an application and start your journey to become a part of Team Stockport.

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

· Early Years Worker: Permanent(26.25 hours)

To undertake delegated duties autonomously following assessment and direction from the Health Visitor (HV) caseload holder, delivering agreed objectives within clients’ homes and community settings.

To work in partnership with families to develop high‑quality play and learning opportunities for pre‑school children.

To screen and monitor the growth and developmental progress of pre‑school children in line with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), using evidence‑based assessment tools.

To deliver evidence‑based group programmes for parents and children under professional supervision, ensuring fidelity to the specified programme models and intervention frameworks.

To practise in accordance with the Stockport Family Model of restorative practice, ensuring assessments and interventions are undertaken collaboratively with families.

To contribute to and support supervised contact sessions alongside the allocated contact supervisor, where required for families on the caseload.

To undertake home visits independently or jointly with colleagues, as appropriate.

To undertake any additional duties appropriate to the role, as agreed in consultation with the line manager.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral member of the Stockport Family Service, supporting the health, learning, and developmental outcomes of children through a range of targeted interventions and strategies delivered within home and community settings. These include Start Well Hubs, Satellite Hubs, Health Centres, and Early Years settings such as nurseries.

The post holder will work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure services are well‑coordinated and that groups and activities are responsive to the needs of children under five and their families.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker/Skilled visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16

Person specification

Qualifications

• NNEB or diploma in Childcare (CACHE) and the HNC in child care and education (Scotland) OR Level 3 BTEC OR NVQ level 3 in Early Years and child care

Experience

• Up to date experience in education/early years/health setting
• Experience of participatory work with parent/carers
• Experience of working with children 0-5 years and ability to supervise children on a group basis
• Using evidence based interventions to support child development
• Experience of working with children who have special educational needs
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Using evidence based parenting programmes

Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of child development
• Evidence of continuous professional development - Awareness of child safeguarding and knowledge of policies
• Knowledge of EYFS and HCP
• Up to date knowledge of developmental assessment tools
• Knowledge of current evidence based interventions to support developmental progress
• Knowledge of positive parenting programmes

Skills

• Organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Well-developed inter-personal skills
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
• Experience and ability to plan, organise and deliver group and individual activities with children and parents
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments when working with families

Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible. Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please also note that Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are unable to refund Interview expenses or re-location costs.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Please note that we monitor the use of AI in applications. Applicants who use AI are required to declare this as part of the application process.