Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Circa £17,200 per annum pro rata
Part Time, working 30 hours per week Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

HMP New Hall Mother and Baby Unit is a 9 bed unit that offers holistic support for mothers and their babies who are often vulnerable and may have complex emotional and health needs. We work closely with a range of professionals and as part of a team to offer the best positive outcomes for the mothers on the unit and this is a vital part of our work

As an Early Years Room Lead, you will be working to provide high quality, stimulating care for all the babies at the Registered Day-care, ensuring their developmental needs are met.

You will make a difference by:

- Planning and executing exciting interventions to help develop babies.
- Observing, monitoring and assessing development.
- Adhering to safeguarding polices and procedures.
- Working well within a team.
- Carrying out risk assessments.
- Updating assessment files.

You will need:

- An Early Years Leve 3 Qualification is a MUST.
- Experience dealing with vulnerable families would be desirable.
- To be emotionally resilient.
- A positive and caring attitude.
- A Driver's Licence and access to own car to use for business purpose is essential.

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. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

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. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

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.

For more information, please contact Fatima Matin on 07918773592 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk

Interviews to be held on 6th August 2020

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.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.