Early Years and Children's Worker

Offer fun and engaging activities to support children to develop positive social and emotional skills.
Build positive relationships with parents/ carers.
Hold sometimes difficult/ challenging conversations with parents.
Offer advice and support, or signpost and refer parents to the most appropriate service.
Support Service to deliver offer to support KPIs
The postholder will be required to be flexible to work across the Rugby Borough locality, as outreach work is a significant and regular part of the EYs team's work, an ability to travel and transport resources throughout the locality to meet the requirements of the role is essential.

Barnardo's are commissioned to deliver the services in the Children and Family Centres in Warwickshire in partnership with a wide variety of agencies offering activities to children, young people and parents/carers. Rugby Children and Family Centres are recruiting for an Early Years Practitioner to deliver a range of services including 1:1 support, groups activities and courses. Our work is all about making the biggest impact during the journey of a child's life.

The service aims to offer sessions during the day, after school and on weekends.

The Early Years Practitioner will join an experienced team delivering activities at our 3 centres and all our outreach sites in Rugby and the surrounding borough.

This post requires a good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and child development. Experience of working with the 5-19 yr age groups (up to 25yrs for SEND) would also be an advantage.

We are looking to appoint an experienced EY Practitioner. This is a busy and varied role where you will be required to work autonomously or as part of a team to deliver a range of services within the community. You will help to, Disability Confident
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