School Readiness Worker

Wirral Council; Liverpool City Region; In loco; GBP 14.000 - 22.000; Part-time

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Hybrid working

Local government pension

Descrizione del lavoro

Wirral Council is seeking a part-time School Readiness Worker to cover maternity leave at Seacombe Children's Centre, 21 hours per week on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on universal support for families with children under 5, including Stay and Play, Wellcomm, language and communication activities.

The successful candidate will collaborate with health, schools and community partners to ensure holistic development and inclusive practice, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding

Competenze

• Experience with children aged 0-5 in multiple settings.
• Understanding and applying OFSTED standards in practice.
• Knowledge of child protection policy and procedure.

Mansioni

• Deliver universal support to families with children under 5.
• Lead Stay and Play sessions and targeted language/communication activities.
• Work with partners across Wirral to support holistic child development.
• Provide inclusive support at home and in the community.

Conoscenze

Experience with children 0-5

OFSTED standards understanding

Child protection policy knowledge

Collaborative team working

Descrizione del lavoro

School Readiness Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Wirral's Early Childhood Service to recruit a part-time School Readiness Worker (21 hours per week) on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, or until the substantive post holder returns, whichever is sooner. School Readiness Workers are an integral part of the core Family Hub offer across Wirral & these posts will be based at Seacombe Children's Centre covering Wallasey localities.

About The Role

School Readiness Workers deliver universal support to families with children under the age of 5 years, such as Stay and Play sessions, as well as more targeted interventions such as Wellcomm, Baby Massage and language and communication, all with the aim to support parents and carers positively impact their child's development. The role involves working with parents/carers to support their children's individual needs and provide inclusive support for all, both in the community and in a family’s home environment. A key part of the role is to work collaboratively with partners across Wirral such as health, schools, youth and community organisations to ensure that all agencies are collectively supporting the family to meet their child's holistic needs. Wirral's Family Hubs are accredited as Baby Friendly providers by UNICEF and School Readiness Workers are key to supporting families with responsive infant feeding support.

About The Candidate

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of working with children aged 0-5, in more than one type of setting. You will have a good understanding of OFSTED standards and experience of implementing them. You will also have an understanding of child protection policy and procedure, with the ability to work with a wide range of people including parents, partners and agencies within a multi-disciplinary team setting.

This is an exciting role and one that is crucial to improving children's daily lived experiences and promoting positive outcomes. If you are creative, driven and have the needs of families and children at the heart of your work, then we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact Early Childhood Locality Manager, Julie Brimble via [e-mail] should you have any questions about the role.

Wirral Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safer recruitment process, all successful applicants will be subject to thorough pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, verified reference checks, verification of qualifications and identity, and checks of the right to work in the UK.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, including a check of the relevant Barred List(s). The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at : https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.

The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now.

We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.