Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire
£9.23 per hour
Working 8 hours every Saturday (additional hours are available in all school holidays and occasionally term time mid-week).
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
Do you have a NVQ 2 or equivalent in Childcare and Education? We are looking for Early Years practitioners to join Bucks Activity Project and help our youngest children and young people flourish under your support.
Action for Children run the local service Bucks Activity Project, providing county-wide play and leisure activities for children and young people with disabilities and learning needs, aged 0-19.
We build positive relationships with families and work with professionals to ensure we support each child to acquire the best outcomes. Our services take place in different parts of Buckinghamshire to ensure we meet the needs of all the children and young people, so you may be working in a venue based activity one week and a community based activity the next!
As a Children's Services Worker, you will work as part of team working with children and young people aged 0-19 years with additional learning needs & disabilities, with a focus on working with our early years children 0-8 years following the Early Years Foundation Stage. You will be promoting their learning and development, and wellbeing as they participate in our Ofsted registered sessions. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is looking to further their career working with our youngest disabled children to support them to get fully immersed with activities and support their learning and emotional needs.
Please click on the link to find out more about us…
https://www.bucksfamilyinfo.org/kb5/buckinghamshire/fsd/advice.page?id=CeOt2eZdBJI
You will make a difference by:
- Providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care, working as part of a team to provide an enabling environment and to build strong parent partnerships to enable all children's needs to be met.
- Effectively delivering the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members).
- Keeping records of children's development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child's life.
- Ensuring the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
- Carrying out personal care and administering medication (Training provided).
You will you need:
- Level 2 or above in Early Years and Childcare qualification (NNEB, CACHE, NVQ Level 2 or above in Childcare and Education).
- Knowledge of disabilities/additional needs (desirable).
- Good understanding of the EYFS.
- The ability to work safely with children.
- A positive attitude and desire to give the best care to children and young people.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good observational skills.
- Willingness to travel to local services and group activities across Buckinghamshire.
- Ability to attend occasional training, potentially out of work hours.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
