20 Childcare jobs in Swindon, Gloucestershire

An opportunity has arisen for an Early Years Inclusion Advisor in the Early Years and Childcare Service. This will be a permanent contract. The Early Years Inclusion Team offers support on a countywide basis to all Early Years Providers. It is managed by an Inclusion Lead and supported by 7 Inclusion Advisors and sits within the Early Education and Child Development team. The overall purpose of this role is to improve inclusive practice in the Early Years sector. This will be achieved by increasing the confidence, knowledge and skills of Early Years practitioners to deliver high quality inclusive provision to all children including those with additional and SEND.

We are looking for experienced and motivated Early Years practitioners who have a proven track record of supporting and delivering good inclusive provision for all children. You will need to have excellent organisational skills to allow you to prioritise workloads and ensure our service levels are maintained. You will also need to empower others and provide expert advice/guidance to increase skills and confidence whilst building positive relationships., We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro-rata)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, supervision and team meetings
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)