Early Years Support Worker
Job Description
We are recruiting Early Years Support Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 Hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term/Full Time
Location: Various Locations across the borough
This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider early years team.
We pay an attractive salary of £24,294 - £25,979 and offer access to training and development opportunities.
The Caerphilly Early Years and Childcare Service is recruiting two Early Years workers who may wish to gain experience working in a family support environment.
The workers will be trained to deliver our family support interventions in the community and virtually. The support focuses on child development and early language skills. Support is available to families from antenatal and focuses on What Matters to the family. All interventions are for children aged 0-7 years aiming to help parents, help their child's development, and support family resilience.
While the posts are based in either Parc Y Felin ICC, Gelligaer Community Centre, or Cherry Tree House, successful applicants will be expected to work in an agile way across the borough in homes and community venues, as well as some working from home. These posts are part of a wider Early Years and Childcare Team, and partnership working is essential.
The successful applicants will be expected to learn basic conversational Welsh and will have experience of working with families and children. The successful persons will have a relevant level 2 qualification and will be willing to undertake training to be able to deliver a range of child development programmes.
The posts are primarily funded under Flying Start and as such are fixed term due to the terms and conditions of the grant until March 31st, 2025.
For the role, we ask that you have:
1. Relevant Level 2 on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example, Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development (CCPLD), Health and Social Care.
2. Experience of working within the community supporting the delivery of community groups/provision.
3. Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business/work purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings/visit clients at their home.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns, and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ceri-Anne Lovell on 07850319121 or email Lovelc@caerphilly.gov.uk.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport, or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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