SENCO Support Practitioner | Part Time | 30 Hours Luton, East of England, England
Job description
Nursery: Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: £21,153.60 - £27,456.00 Pro Rata per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Job Type: Part Time / Permanent / 30 Hours
If you hold a full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification, and are an educator at heart, with a passion for teaching and developing little minds – our Nursery Nurse opportunity would be perfect for you.
Why Bright Horizons?
We care for over 10,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries, 98% of which are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.
Our Bright Horizons Bramingham is Ofsted rated Good, and is situated in Luton close to the A6
What you’ll be doing
Consistently deliver and plan rich learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps all children to develop and meets their individual needs
Make accurate and effective assessments which reflect the needs, interests and stages of development of the child by effective delivery of the key person approach. Collate this information to contribute to Support plan reviews and or EHCP’s
Ensure effective communication with the setting SENDCO and support collaboration between the setting, professionals and parents.
Ensuring an enabling environment is providing consistent stimulating and inspiring activities for the children in both the indoor and outdoor area as a continuous provision
Ensure children have the appropriate equipment and resourced to support the children’s SEND needs
Promote inclusion and relationships with children with or without SEND
Meet physical, sensory, emotional or communication needs as required whilst encouraging independence
Ensure that British Values are incorporated and demonstrated through Early Years Foundation Stage learning and play
Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children in line with our child protection and keeping everyone safe policies and procedures
Ensure internal policies and procedures are adhered whilst also meeting the external legislation and guidelines from our governing bodies
Promote and follow guidelines implemented for supporting behaviour including supporting children to manage their own feelings and behaviours
Continually work in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of the children ensuring a diverse and inclusive approach is maintained at all times
Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication at all levels
Attend staff meetings and training sessions for continuous professional development
Attend training sessions specific to the children with SEND for continuous professional development and cascade this to the wider team
What we can offer you
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
£ 21,153.60 - £27,456.00 (dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
Amazing discounts, ranging from childcare to high-street, to utility and days out!
Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks – with treats for all the team
External helpline with professional counsellors – supporting your wellbeing 24 hours a day.
Access to our extensive library of training and qualifications, to support your continuous development
What we’re looking for
Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
Previous experience working with children (ideally as a Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nursery Assistant or similar)
Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
Sound understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
We look forward to receiving your application!
If you experience any problems, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to help.
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application that you disclose any information requested in respect of applicable convictions and cautions (including, as applicable any reprimands or final warnings). This post may be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, in which case applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act unless the conviction or caution is “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Any such ‘protected’ conviction or caution is not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. All guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found in the DBS filtering collection, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance . The fact that a pending charge, conviction, caution, reprimand or final warning has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this role but any failure to disclose any such information will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
