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Early Years Practitioner

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Grove Community Project 21 Arthur Road Lozells And East Handsworth Birmingham B21 9HY
Salary
£19,300 per annum (pro rata)
Closing date
30 Jun 2022

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Sector
Education
Job Type
Schools / Academies - Support staff roles
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
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Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Early Years Practitioner

£19,300 per annum (pro rata)

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Grove Community Project

21 Arthur Road

Lozells And East Handsworth

Birmingham

B21 9HY

Telephone Number: 07730691409

Email Address: groveproject@hotmail.com

Job Start Date: September 2022

Grove Community Project is looking for an experienced and creative Early Years Practitioner to support the Teacher in delivering excellent practice across the Early Years Foundation Stage. The candidate will be part of a small team of practitioners at an excellent nursery within an established children’s charity in Handsworth, Birmingham.

The nursery offers high quality childcare and early years learning opportunities to 64 children aged 2 to 5 years old.

Most children attend the 32-place nursery part-time. We follow the Reggio Emilia approach to early years education where the expressive arts and the surrounding environment play a central role in learning and children are encouraged to use language to investigate, explore and reflect on their experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• supporting the Teacher in delivering excellent practice across the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• contribute in raising the quality of early years provision, including physical, emotional, social and intellectual education and care for children in the setting

• contribute to Planning activities and arranging resources

• help to Identify children with SEN and to support and monitor SEN and Early Support Plans, working alongside other agencies as appropriate

• a detailed understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures

• promoting the Reggio Emilia approach to early years education

• parent/carer liaison

Key skills and experience:

• Level 3 in childcare and education or above

• GCSE English and Maths, good written/spoken English

• considerable relevant experience of the full age range from two to five

• detailed knowledge of the EYFS

• experience of working with children with SEN – SENCO and documentation

• to be a Key Worker to children and be confident in carrying out observations and assessments

• understanding of and commitment to the Reggio Emilia approach (desirable)

For more information about the post please email Sarah Wood at: groveproject@hotmail.com

Closing Date: 30 June 2022, 5pm

To apply, please download the application form and job description here and send

completed forms to Sarah Wood at: groveproject@hotmail.com

Interviews will be held in early July.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.


Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.
 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 
 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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