Early Years Worker – SENCO (19815)
Job Description
Family Wellbeing Centres provide high quality multi-agency services that are flexible and support the needs of young children and their families. Services are available to all children up age 0-19, along with their parents/carers who live in the local community. The centres wider goals are to have a positive and lasting impact on each and every family that attends and help to improve their outcomes in life.
We are seeking vibrant and motivated Early Years Workers/ SENCO to work within the Family wellbeing Centre family support team, providing good quality play and services to young children and their families referred to the service, both within the centre and out in the community.
This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure check via the DBS check. Applicants will be required to undertake a Declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household as the applicant or who lives at their address, is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.
It is very important when filling in the reference section of the application form that you ensure that you supply the referee details (including email addresses) of all your employment experience covering the last five years, Please also indicate any gaps of employment in the appropriate section.
You will require a Level 3 Childcare qualification or equivalent.
For more information you can contact the Team Manager Peter Feltham on: [email protected] of call: 07724608586.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Barnardo’s offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere’ Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo’s Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address.
Benefits
Barnardo’s believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo’s. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo’s Corporate University
*T&C’s apply based on contract
About Barnardo’s
At Barnardo’s we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo’s is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo’s.
Our basis and values
Documents
Project Worker 1 – Job Description & Person Profile.pdf (76.34 KB)
Information Sheet for Applicants Applying for Positions Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults (updated July 2021).pdf (107.00 KB)
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Updated Version July 2021.pdf (101.44 KB)
Barnardo’s Workplace Offer Visual Summary.pdf (27.58 KB)
Pay and Reward.pdf (284.45 KB)
Project Worker 1 – Children’s Services – Job Description and Person Specification.pdf (0.54 MB)
Additional_Information,_Early_Years_Senco.pdf (87.25 KB)