Benefits to you:
- Joining Bonus! Total of £500
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Health Cash plan
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays FTE, increasing with length of service up to a maximum of 30 days
- Option to purchase additional leave (up to 10 days a year)
- Celebration Leave
- 50% discount on nursery fees
- Enhanced Maternity
- Day camps discounts: 1 week free and 1 week at 50% per child per annum
- Campsite and activities discounts at YMCA Fairthorne Manor: campsite, river hire, activities, day camps
- 30% discount on food in Cafes: Fairthorne, Eastleigh and Andover
- Wellbeing assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Good quality resources and a modern environment
- A welcoming, caring and supportive culture
Job Purpose:
The SEND is a key member of our Preschool team, with a prime focus on supporting our children across the preschool with any form of additional need or vulnerability.
The job holder will be expected to observe children and alongside keypersons, identify children in need of additional support, develop individual education plans, make any necessary onwards referrals and support and coach the team to embed high standards of care to meet identified needs.
As part of the team, the job holder will also contribute towards the preschool improvement plan, coach and role model outstanding practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be active and self reflective to improve outcomes for children, especially those with any form of additional needs or vulnerability.
- To use observation and assessment data to support staff in identifying children with additional needs, and then plan appropriately to meet their needs.
- To develop and oversee focused activities, to support children with additional needs and vulnerabilities meet their next steps.
- To contribute to the SEND improvement plan alongside the manager.
- Engage, coach and role model good practice to staff to embed changes and improve both universal and SEND provision, centered on an understanding of child development.
- Ensure clear partnership with parents/carers to share information and work together to improve both the home and nursery learning environment.
- With the Manager, develop partnerships with health visitors, schools, local inclusion officers, social services, other agencies and the wider community.
- Measure and review the impact of planned interventions.
- Support the planning scrutiny of our whole preschool provision, and deputise as required for the preschool manager.
- To follow YMCA Fairthorne Group’s Safeguarding, Child Protection and Safer Working practice policies at all times, taking any concerns regarding health or wellbeing to your line manager or senior management.
Qualifications/Experience:
- Experience and understanding of child development, behaviour management, SENCO and identified groups of children. Willing to undertake further training in this regard
- Ideally be a qualified childcare practitioner to Level 3 and committed to working towards Level 5
- Experience of implementing improvement in an Early Years setting
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Early Years setting
- First aid
- A qualification, knowledge and understanding of statutory safeguarding. Be willing to become a Designated Safeguarding Lead (Level 3 or above)
- Good knowledge of matters relating to health and safety.
The YMCA are huge advocates of personal and professional development. When you work with us, you also benefit from:
- Access to 26 online professional development modules.
- Inspiring opportunities to work in different settings and share practice.
Successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunities charity with commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.
Please apply now for this rewarding position and be part of an amazing charity who continue to support and achieve wonderful things within the community.
Apply now
Please apply now for this rewarding position and be part of an amazing charity that continues to support and achieve wonderful things within the community.
The successful applicant must undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunities charity with a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request.
