Job Introduction
Would you like to have up to 50 paid days off work a year, to further improve your ‘work-life’ balance?
Have you ever dreamed of becoming an architect? Join us and put your design skills to the test as you help the children to plan and build the grandest of sandcastles with a drawbridge, a moat, and flags flying high on the turrets.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mathematician? Join us and encourage the children to count as together you stack blocks one on top of the other, higher and higher, one, two, three… they all fall down.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a chef-extraordinaire? Join us by helping the children to sow seeds in the garden, nurturing and harvesting your vegetable crops and then cooking them to perfection in a hot and creamy soup for everyone to enjoy. Oh, how yummy.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming an artist? Join us and encourage the children to explore colour and texture as you dig deep in the craft cupboard for glitter and sequins, sculpt models from dough and mix paints to make rainbows.
You can be anything you want to be we truly believe that, and there really is no end to what you will achieve at Childbase Partnership, as an Early Year’s Educator. Can you think of a more rewarding role or a better career choice? No? Then consider joining us because our nurseries would love to welcome creative, thoughtful, and caring people like you. Work as part of our team providing outstanding care and education for our children. Whilst you’re inspiring the children in your care to dream big and achieve incredible things, we’ll support you to fulfil your full potential.
If your answer is YES to any of the above, then we have an opportunity for you to join one of our 44-day nurseries, where we are going above and beyond by giving our colleagues the opportunity to have up to 50 paid days off work a year, to further improve ‘work-life’ balance and promote better workplace happiness. This is a first for the Early Years Sector.
You will join us as a SENDCO (early years qualified) at our Berryfields Day Nursery in Aylesbury. Your role will include:
- Implementing the SEND Policy and the SEND Code of Practice 2015 and raising awareness with colleagues, parents, and children accordingly; you will utilise one-one meetings, team meetings and parent meetings to provide key information and updates on new and/or changing legislation. You will also attend other relevant meetings and forums as required.
- Ensuring the environment and resources raise children’s self-esteem and self-image with regard to SEND, meet the needs of every individual, are continuously updated and replenished, and are available to staff at all times.
- Acting as a positive role model whilst you use observation and assessment to monitor practice within the nursery to ensure the needs of every individual are promoted so that they feel recognised, acknowledged, and valued; you will support colleagues and identify training needs to ensure each Key Person has the knowledge and skills to be able to fully understand and meet the needs of their key children.
- Supporting colleagues to complete Initial Assessments, Action Plans and Target documents, and facilitate meetings to set and review these as required; you will foster a supportive manner, demonstrate sensitivity, take into account parent’s views and ensure learning journeys, the Monitoring Register and other records meet the legal requirements. You will also liaise with other professionals as necessary, supporting referrals and funding applications.
This role is part-time basis and you will work 16 hours a week, all-year-round. Your shifts will fall between the hours of 07:30-18:30 on Tuesday & Thursday or Tuesday & Friday.
We are seeking a very special person to join us in this SENDCO role. Someone who:
- Is naturally nurturing, caring and compassionate and can effectively and sensitively communicate with others.
- Has a secure understanding and experience of implementing the EYFS and the SEND Code of Practice 2015, and ideally holds a SENDCO qualification.
- Can be a positive role model to colleagues and also to the children in their care, effectively supporting their peers to meet every child’s individual developmental and care needs.
- Enjoys contributing within a busy, team environment.
We are offering an hourly pay rate of:
- £13.61-£14.27 if you’re early years qualified to level 6 or above.
- £12.50-£14.27 if you’re qualified to level 3, 4 or 5.
Just some of the benefits we have to offer you include:
- Up to 50 paid days off work.
- The potential for an annual tax-free dividend payment.
- Childcare discount from day one; 75% for your children and/or 40% for your grandchildren.
- Perkbox access offering various retail discounts and reduced ticket prices on days out.
- ‘Recommend a friend’ bonuses of £1,000 every time you successfully refer someone to join our partnership.
- Complimentary breakfast, lunch and refreshments when you are at work.
- Mental Health App, Employee Assistance Scheme, Occupational Health Service and private medical care.
- Career progression and opportunities for future promotion, across our partnership.
Successful applicants will need to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation and evidence of any qualifications essential to the role, undertake a DBS check and provide satisfactory references, prior to commencing employment with us. If your application is successful, our recruitment and compliance team will be there to support you through our onboarding process, every step of the way.
