Early Years Worker

2 weeks ago

Wakefield, United Kingdom Action for Children Full time

**Role**:Early Years Worker

**Salary**: £21,100 per annum pro rata

**Contract/Hours**: Permanent, we can be flexible and offer full-time or part Time 22-37hrs per week. Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm

**Location**: Wakefield, Yorkshire

**Benefits**:29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, professional qualifications, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, discount portal with your favourite brands and Blue Light card eligibility.

**Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.**

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

**Why Action for Children?**

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

**A bit About the Role**.

By working as part of a team to create an environment in which children's individual needs are met and high standards of care are provided, which meet the requirements set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

New Hall Mother and Baby Unit offers holistic support for mothers and their babies who are often vulnerable and may have complex emotional and health needs. We work closely with a range of professionals and as part of a team to offer the best positive outcomes for the mothers on the unit and this is a vital part of our work. We are looking for an experienced Early Years Worker to join our growing team.

You'll be offering Ofsted registered nursery provision, under a key worker system. You will provide holistic support to the mothers and babies on the unit including the delivery of a variety of parenting programmes, and will provide the prison with monthly reports, keep comprehensive running records and detailed information/reports for professional meetings and as part of social care assessments.

**How you'll help to create brighter futures.**
- By supporting vulnerable children and families.
- By role modelling good practice.
- By promoting child development.
- By offering a multi-agency approach.

**Let's talk about you.**
- Experience dealing with multi-agencies.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- The ability to build good rapport with people in the team and the vulnerable mothers.
- Must have worked with vulnerable people (children or adults).
- Emotional resilience.
- The ability to build and develop relationships both professionally with colleagues and with the mums in the unit.
- Must have Level 3 Early Years qualification.
- **A driving licence is preferred but not essential.**

**Good to know.**

Application Process: There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Interviews to take place in Person the 11th and 12th of July '23.

**Diversity, equality and inclusion**

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