Early Years and Child Practitioner

Overview

Barnardo's are commissioned to deliver the services in the Children and Family Centres in Warwickshire in partnership with a wide variety of agencies offering activities to children, young people and parents/carers. Warwickshire Children and Family Centres are recruiting for as and when Early Years and Children's Practitioners to deliver a range of services including groups activities , 1:1 support and courses.

Our work is all about making the biggest impact during the journey of a child's life. The service aims to offer sessions during the day, after school and on weekends.

The Children and Families Centres would like to add to their teams across Warwick District, Stratford District and Rugby borough, primarily to provide activities for 5 years + after school, at weekends and during school holidays. There may also be an opportunity, within these roles, for an experienced practitioner to support the service to provide Early Years activities and groups to younger children and their families.

Experience with either or both cohorts, including running group activities for children and their parents, is essential.

Please do state in your application if you have a preference for the type of work you are applying for.

We are delighted to be able to offer these roles within experienced and friendly teams, with a full induction and access to Barnardo's training, This is a great opportunity for an experienced practitioner who enjoys variety, or someone looking to build on their current experience.

This is a busy and varied role where you will be required to work independently or as part of a team to deliver a range of services within the community. You will help to:

• Offer fun and engaging activities to support children to develop positive social and emotional skills.
• Build positive relationships with parents/ carers.
• Hold sometimes difficult/ challenging conversations with parents.
• Offer advice and support, or signpost and refer parents to the most appropriate service.
• Support the service to deliver an offer to fulfil our KPIs.
• An ability to travel across the districts is essential.

if you would like to informally discuss the role, please contact Kim Evans (Children's Services Manager) on or

Please include as much relevant detail in your application to demonstrate how you fulfil the requirements of our job role, as outlined above and in the Job Description/Personal Specification. Experience can be from previous employment, education, training, volunteering etc. Please refer to the job description, person specification and role addendum when completing your application.