Job Description

Role: Early Years Practitioner

Salary: £26,400.00 to £27,199.00 per annum (dependant on experience)

Location: HMP Eastwood Park Mother and Baby Unit, Wotton-under-Edge

Contract/Hours: Permanent Full Time - 37 hours a week - Shift pattern is 8.30am to 5pm - 5 days a week (no weekends or bank holidays)

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Why Action for Children?

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.  

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A bit about the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Level 3 Early Years Practitioner looking for their next challenge, to join our dedicated team within a mother and baby unit in a prison setting.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing a range of stimulating activities for children aged 0-2 years, ensuring that all experiences align with the EYFS.As part of our team led by the Early Years Practitioner Lead , you will deliver practical, quality care and support interventions tailored to each child's needs.Your responsibilities will include creating engaging activities and experiences, implementing agreed plans, and fostering a nurturing environment that promotes the development and well-being of the children.

About the service

Eastwood park's mother and baby unit provides an Ofsted registered day nursery, supportive and nurturing environment for mothers and their babies within a prison setting.The service aims to promote positive family relationships while ensuring the safety and well-being of both mothers and their children.The unit is designed to meet the unique needs of the families, offering tailor programmes that focus on parenting skills, emotional support, and personal development.By fostering a sense of community and collaboration, Eastwood Park helps mothers build strong foundations for their children's futures, all while navigating the challenges of their circumstances.The dedicated staff work closely with the mothers to ensure they receive the guidance and resources necessary to thrive as parents.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Run learning programmes for individual or groups of children appropriate to their needs and developmental stages in accordance with Early Years Foundation stage and guidance.
• Ensuring the compliance and application of policies and procedures and relevant legislative requirements, informing management immediately of any instances of non-compliance or variations in practices.
• Be alert to child protection and safeguarding issues and inform appropriate line managers about concerns in line with our safeguarding policies and procedures.

Let's talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Level 3 early years and childcare qualification e.g., NNEB, CACHE, NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education.
• A thorough knowledge of children's developmental needs from 0 to 5 years.
• Provide learning programmes for individual children appropriate to their needs and developmental stages
• Strong planning, observation and reflection of children and their learning.
• Effective relationships, communication skills across multiple age groups, including parents and multi-agency colleagues.
• Paediatric First Aid qualification. ( ability to achieve)

Good to know 

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

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Contact: Sarah Manderfield on 01923 361743 or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12972

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We  actively  encourage  applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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