Flying Start Additional Needs Coordinator (ANCo)
Salary: PRC-URC / MPR - UPR + CAD 2 / TLR 2
About the Role
Qualified Teacher Status & TLR2.
Full time (32.5hrs), term time only.
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for the position of an Additional Needs Coordinator within the Flying Start Childcare Advisory Team.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is passionate and experienced and looking to make a real difference to the lives of children. The successful applicant will develop and support childcare provision in collaboration with a range of teams across the early years and childcare sector.
As part of the Welsh Government Flying Start (FS) Programme, there is an emphasis on delivering high quality childcare for children aged 2 - 3 years old. The post holder will be part of a team driving forward quality standards and support to achieve the aims of Welsh Government anti-poverty programme.
The purpose of this role is to:
* Ensure compliance of LA requirements in the implementation of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (ALNET) (Wales) Act 2018, ensuring that the individual needs of children are met within Flying Start childcare provisions.
* Effectively lead and provide supervision to the FS Childcare Early Intervention Team.
* Promote high quality childcare provision ensuring best practice and highest standards.
* Collaborate with others to meet the expectations of Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC), Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) and Welsh Government (WG) Flying Start Childcare programme to promote high quality childcare in partnership with private, voluntary, independent, and in-house childcare providers. The shared aim is to develop accessible, inclusive, high-quality childcare that meets the needs of children and ensures availability of enhanced provision.
* Provide advice and support to FS childcare provisions, the FS Advisory Team and wider FS team, in order to meet the needs of the children accessing FS childcare with early intervention / additional needs.
The post-holder will be based at Gwenfro Flying Start Office in Wrexham.
Should you wish to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Deborah Hewson, Flying Start Service Coordinator, at deborah.hewson@wrexham.gov.uk or 01978 298300.
About Us
Mae Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam wedii lleoli yng ngogledd ddwyrain Cymru ac maen falch oi threftadaeth Gymreig ai hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol. Dros y blynyddoedd mae wedi tyfu i adlewyrchu poblogaeth syn aml-grefyddol ac aml-ethnig gan adlewyrchu amrywiaeth ein cymunedau.
Wedii chanoli ar ddinas Wrecsam, syn swatio rhwng mynyddoedd Cymru a gwastadeddau Swydd Gaer, maen lleoliad syn gallu cynnig y gorau or ddau fyd i chi ac rydym yn falch on statws dinas (a ddyfarnwyd yn 2022 pan roddwyd i nir statws hwn, y seithfed ddinas yng Nghymru iw gael).
Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn Gyngor unedol syn darparu ystod eang o wasanaethau gydar nod o wella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam ar cymunedau cyfagos. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu gwasanaethau trwy gydweithio â phartneriaid lleol a chenedlaethol. Gyda ffocws ar ddatblygu cynaliadwy, lles cymunedol, a gwella bywydau trigolion Wrecsam ar cymunedau cyfagos, mae Wrecsam yn lle gwych i weithio, byw a dysgu.
Maer cyngor yn gyflogwr cynhwysol gyda gweithlu o tua 5,500, syn cynnig rolau amrywiol, hyfforddiant a datblygiad a chyfleoedd gyrfa gwerth chweil. Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn gwerthfawrogi arloesedd, dwyieithrwydd yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, ac yn croesawu ymgeiswyr o bob cefndir.
Fel Cyflogwr Hyderus ac Ymroddedig o ran Anabledd, maer cyngor yn sicrhau recriwtio a chefnogaeth hygyrch i weithwyr anabl gan gynnwys cynnig cyfweliad gwarantedig (lle bodlonir eitemau manyleb person hanfodol). Yn ogystal, bydd cyn-filwyr yn derbyn cyfweliadau gwarantedig o dan Gyfamod y Lluoedd Arfog os bodlonir meini prawf cymhwysedd (lle bodlonir eitemau manyleb person hanfodol).
Mae buddion cyflogeion yn cynnwys:
* Aelodaeth or Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol
* Trefniadau gweithio hyblyg
* Gwyliau blynyddol hael hyd at 32 diwrnod
* Polisïau syn gyfeillgar i deuluoedd syn cefnogi ymrwymiadau gofalu a theuluol
* Cydbwysedd bywyd gwaith ac amser hyblyg (yn dibyn nu ar rôl)
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+ Cymorth emosiynol yn y fan ar lle (ar gael 24/7, 365 diwrnod y flwyddyn)
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Mae ein Cynllun Cyngor (2023-28) yn nodi ein blaenoriaethau ac rydym yn cyflawnir rhain trwy ddilyn Gwerthoedd Nolan bywyd cyhoeddus (anhunanoldeb, uniondeb, gwrthrychedd, atebolrwydd, agoredrwydd, gonestrwydd ac arweinyddiaeth) yn ogystal ân Gwerthoedd Corfforaethol ein hunain:
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Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, its 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).
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* Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
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