St Christopher’s Playgroup - Early Years SENCO Practitioner
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. GL51 3DD
Early Years SENCO Practitioner. Approx: 28 hours per week (although can be flexible on this). This will be made up of hours on site and admin time. Salary: TBC.
St Christopher’s Playgroup, based in St Christopher’s Church Halls in Warden Hill, is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 3:00pm term time only. All sessions held at the Church Halls site are a mixture of Pre- school and rising three’s children.
We are seeking a qualified and dedicated professional to join our team as a SENCO Early Years Practitioner. This position requires a passionate individual who is committed to providing exceptional care and support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities in an early years setting. If you are Level 3 qualified in Early Years Childcare and have experience as a SENCO in early years, and a genuine desire to make a positive impact on the lives of young children, we encourage you to apply.
Brief outline of responsibilities include to manage the SEND provision, ensuring individual requirements are met. Monitor and record children's development and support children with special needs. Maintain records and communicate progress to parents and professionals regularly. Assist in staff training on inclusive practices. Collaborate with management for effective SEN provision. Work with external agencies to support individualised provision. Implement the principles of EYFS. Contribute to planning, activities, and routines. Develop and implement personalised plans for children with special needs. Support children's care, play, relationships, and development. Support children with toileting and transitions.
The position is subject to satisfactory DBS check and references. The ideal candidate will have the ability to co-operate and adhere to health and safety policy, practices and instructions, have a knowledge of safeguarding children issues and procedures, excellent understanding about the development and learning needs of young children, ability to assess and access children’s development. You will be caring and compassionate towards diverse needs and be able to unpack and pack away large amounts of play equipment daily.
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