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Early Support Practitioner

Job Description

Early Support Practitioner

About the Company

Harrow Council are seeking to recruit an Early Support Practitioners to work across 4 sites within the borough.

Job Description

The Early Support Practitioner will take an active role in the Early Support model to ensure high quality direct work takes place with babies, very young children, children, young people, and their families. The successful candidate will work alongside multi-disciplinary staff and lead as necessary on students, mentors, volunteers, proactively contributing to partnership work with the private, voluntary, and statutory sectors of the community.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality group practice and plan a range of engagements to improve, health and well-being, social and educational needs of our client groups.
  • Plan and deliver a full range of activity sessions using the relevant curricula.
  • Respond proactively to children's and young people's needs.
  • Role model good practice to peers and parents to support them to better understand children and young people's behaviours and needs.

Requirements

  • Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities service delivery and an understanding of anti-discriminatory practice in working with children, young people and their families.
  • Experience of delivering and leading the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and key stage curricula.
  • Knowledge of supporting staff development and service improvements.
  • Good analytical skills with good attention to detail.
  • Full First Aid/Paediatric first aid.

Qualifications

  • Early years care and education vocational qualification level 3 or above and commitment to study to level 4 and above.
  • Level 2/3 certificate in Youth Work.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role and meet the requirements, please submit your CV