Early Years SEN Support Worker OCC616054

Job details

Salary range: £29,269 - £32,076 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £23,415 - £25,660 per annum) 

Work location: Children and Family Centre, Abingdon 

Hours per week: 29.6 (0.8) - we are open to discussions about flexible working  

Contract type: Permanent 

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a criminal records check 

Closing date: Monday 29th April 2024

Interview date: To be confirmed 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxfordshire’s Early Years SEN Advisory team and help us deliver our vision for young children with Special Educational Needs. We’re looking for a permanent, part time (0.8) Early Years SEN Support Worker.

About us

The Early Years SEN team seeks to foster an inclusive approach to everything that we do. We recognise diversity in the workforce as an enormous strength that broadens our perspectives, enhances our understanding and enriches our teams.

About the role

The successful candidate will have a strong knowledge of early child development along with experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities. They will be committed to working in partnership with families and must be able to work flexibly and creatively in order to provide effective interventions for young children with Special Educational needs in the home environment as well as in early years settings and school nursery classes. You will need to be able to work independently as well as within a multi agency team of professionals. You will work in partnership with families, early years settings and schools and partners from health and social care to improve learning outcomes for young children (Birth - 5 years) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Knowledge and experience of working in the field of SEND and/or family support is essential.

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays  
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
   

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description & Selection Criteria.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Paula Hardy, Early Years SEN Assistant Team Manager, 07436700713, paula.hardy@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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