Early Support Worker (1 full-time equivalent)
Permanent
Grade 4: £33,366 - £40,476 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review + SEN Allowance (pro-rata)
5 hours per week (term-time only)
An excellent opportunity has come up within the Early Support Service (ESS), Early Years Inclusion Support (EYIS) in Birmingham.
Here in EYIS ESS, we are seeking to appoint an experienced and qualified early years practitioner that has a passion for supporting children who are 0-4 years old with special educational needs/disabilities (SEND). You will need to have an NNEB or equivalent Level 3 education, health or social care qualification. Recent successful experience working with early years children with SEND is essential. Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0-25 years (Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care, 2014/15) and the Early Years Foundation stage curriculum is required.
The Early Support Worker role involves working city-wide with parents and carers to support babies and children through face-to-face visits at home and through specialist service led groups in the community. These babies and pre-school children are yet to attend an early-years setting.
For office work, we have the use of two office bases: Story Wood Children's Centre in the North of the city, and Adderley Children's Centre in the East.
The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).