A career that's life-changing
Early Years Practitioner
Salary: £15,839 Pro-Rata
Location -Bedlington Children's Centre, Northumberland, NE22 5JS
Permanent Part-Time working 20.5 hours a week (4 days)
Interviews will be held w/c 27th Jan 2020
Are you a dynamic individual who enjoys working with young children and their families? Do you have experience of working within early years and wish to develop these skills further? Then this maybe the post for you.
What is the role?
Northumberland Children's Centres offer a one-stop shop for Children and their families and it is a vital part of our work. As an Early Years Practitioner, you will be working in our Northumberland Central Locality Cluster which covers Ashington, Bedlington, Choppington, Morpeth, Lynemouth, Pegswood and Newbiggin communities.
As part of the role you will work within a team to provide stimulating play opportunities to young children and their families to enhance their social, emotional and physical development. You will be instrumental in promoting Children's Centre services across the community, in partnership with other agencies to ensure services are accessible to all. You will have an understanding of confidentiality and will hold the child at the centre of everything you do.
The 20.5hrs will be split over 4 days (Mon - Fri), between the hours of 9-3pm. As with all our positions, we do require a degree of flexibility for very occasional changes that could arise within our business needs.
The person
What you will need?
- Experience of working with young children and their families.
- NVQ level 3 in Childcare and Education or working towards
How does Action for Children work?
Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 370,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in.
What are the rewards?
- Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages
- Company pension scheme
- Discounts at major high street retailers
Plus, there's a lot more besides.
What are you waiting for? This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.
Apply now!
For any questions relating to this post, please call Collette Fraser on 07741 736 739 or email her at collette.fraser@actionforchildren.org.uk
Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!
This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
