Specialist Early Years Practitioner, SEND
Service: Early Intervention Support Service (Service for Disabled Children)
The advertised salary is for full time work. The position offered is term time. This role is hours per week for 39 weeks per year and the salary will be adjusted proportionately.
Actual Salary Range: £27,705 - £29,399 pa (Scale 6)
Hours: hours per week x 39 weeks per annum (term-time only)
Contract type: Permanent
Address: EISS, The Wheatsheaf Hall, Main Avenue, EN1 1DS
Telephone: 0208 351 1318
Role Profile
Are you passionate and enthusiastic about supporting children with special needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their families? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Early Years Practitioner to join a successful and supportive team.
We are looking for a qualified early years practitioner with proven knowledge of supporting young children with special needs to join the Early Intervention Support Service, part of Enfield’s Service for Disabled Children. You will be delivering individually tailored packages of assessment and intervention for pre-school children aged 0-3 with significant SEND and providing practical guidance and emotional support for their parents/ carers. You will hold your own caseload, working alone in family homes. Independent travel between family homes is required. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have the use of a ULEZ compliant car during working hours.
The successful applicant will be expected to:
1. hold a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in education, childcare or related field
2. demonstrate exceptional knowledge of working with young children with SEND
3. have excellent literacy and ICT skills to maintain records and write fluent detailed reports including statutory advice contributing to EHC needs assessments
4. be an effective communicator, capable of forging supportive relationships with parents and confident to work independently in family homes across Enfield
5. have excellent early developmental knowledge
6. capably assess the learning and development of children aged 0-3 with SEND and devise developmentally appropriate learning activities
7. plan and deliver a range of stay and play sessions to meet the needs of children referred to the service
8. adopt the role of keyworker/ lead professional to address wider family support needs
9. work collaboratively with team members/ professionals/ other agencies involved with the families
10. support the transition into a child's first educational placement pre-school or nursery, have a good working knowledge of the EHCP process and be confident to actively promote inclusive practice in all Early Years settings