About the Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our highly regarded Integrated Disability Service Early Years’ Team and be part of Warwickshire’s EY SEND journey. The team consists of specialist teachers, inclusion mentors, SEND Childcare Co-ordinators and Child Development Advisers supporting families and Early Years providers to meet the needs of youngest children with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities.
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated, resourceful and enthusiastic practitioner with outstanding experience and skill to work with children and their families at home or transitioning into an EY setting. Applications from practitioners who are already Portage trained are particularly welcomed. This post requires the ability to be organised, flexible and effective in a fast changing environment, using a Team Around the Child Approach to ensure positive outcomes.
The role will be 0.8 mainly in the centre and south of the county.
Key Requirements
As a Child Development Adviser you will:
1. have a recognised Early Years qualification, relevant to the post, to at least NVQ Level 3 equivalent. You will have either completed Portage training or be willing to do so.
2. have significant recent and successful post qualification experience working as an Early Years Practitioner (or similar role) with children in the Early Years who have complex SEND.
3. have knowledge and understanding of Early Years and SEND effective practice and issues.
4. provide support and advice to families of children with complex needs, empowering parents and carers to develop their child's play and learning.
5. support professionals in settings to develop their skills and capacity to promote positive outcomes at the point of transition.
6. have the ability to be part of the ‘team around the child’, working flexibly alongside not only families but colleagues from Health, Education, Social Care and the community, to ensure positive outcomes.
7. have the ability to work under pressure, meeting unpredictable deadlines and managing competing demands effectively, thinking creatively to find solutions.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
For further information about the role please contact:
Closing date: midnight on 4th September
Interview date: 26th or 29th September
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