Flying Start Childcare Officer (Welsh Medium)

Wrexham County Borough Council; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking a Flying Start Childcare Officer (Welsh Medium) to join the Flying Start Advisory Team. The role is temporary until 31 March 2028, full-time (37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year). Welsh language ability is essential, and travel between settings across Wrexham is expected.

Experience in the childcare sector or early years is beneficial. A DBS clearance is required. The post can start as soon as possible and is subject to standard employment checks.

Qualifications

• Welsh language proficiency is essential.
• Experience in childcare/early years is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support Flying Start Advisory Team with child development activities for 0-4 years.
• Travel between various settings across Wrexham as required.

Skills

Welsh language

Childcare experience

Job description

Flying Start Childcare Officer (Welsh Medium)

• Flying Start Childcare Officer (Welsh Medium)

About the Role

Temporary until 31/03/2028.
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.
The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is ESSENTIAL.
Wrexham Flying Start wishes to recruit a confident, highly motivated and knowledgeable Flying Start Childcare Officer to join our Flying Start Advisory Team. This vacancy is fixed-term and is a term time only post. The ability to work flexibly and to travel between various settings across Wrexham is essential.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate flexibility of approach; a strong sense of teamwork and a high level of understanding of child development 0 - 4 years old. Experience working within the Childcare sector/Early Years would be beneficial.
This post requires an excellent understanding of child development and well developed communication skills.
An enhanced DBS clearance is essential for working within the Flying Start team.
Post to commence as soon as the successful candidate can be released and subject to usual employment checks and DBS arrangements.
If you have experience of working within Childcare sector/Early Years, are passionate about the positive role childcare can play in the development of children and the wellbeing of families and want to make a difference, we would welcome your application.
For further details please contact:
Lorna Owen, Flying Start Childcare Lead on 01978 297270 Gwenfro Advisory Team Base, Queensway, Wrexham, LL13 8UW.
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

About Us

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The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well-being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan 2023-28 sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: