Nursery Nurse United Kingdom
Job description
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Nursery Nurse (Child Development & Wellbeing Support Officers) to the Early Years Inclusion and SEND Service. The role will involve working at the Child Development Centres to coordinate and implement groups for children, their families and professionals and outreach support to settings. To support the children with additional and complex needs, raise aspirations, ensure inclusion and improve learning outcomes. Our team works across Cornwall to support settings and deliver bespoke training. We are looking for someone who has an interest and experience in working within our multi agency teams to support early identification and intervention and ensure children have the best start in life. The post will be based in the St Columb Major area.
You will have a qualification in NNEB/NVQ level 3 or equivalent and experience of working with children with additional needs. You will have experience of working with young children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities 0-5years within a setting. Safeguarding is our highest priority and this role will require an enhanced DBS certification.
Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Please be advised that for this role we are accepting uploaded supporting statements and/or CVs to support your online application.
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.
This position will be subject to a criminal record disclosure check.
More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here
We are happy to talk about flexible working options.
