Assistant Early Years Practitioner

Are you looking for an opportunity to play a part in making a difference to the lives of children under 5 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you.

The Swindon Early Years Centre (SEYC) supports children with SEND, providing high quality Early Years Education and Family support. This is a great opportunity to be involved in the expansion of a successful and very highly regarded service. You will be joining at an exciting time where your valued contribution will help shape the service as we grow.

Your next role

The Swindon Early Years Centre are looking for a permanent Assistant Early Years Practitioner.

Whilst we recognise that most potential applicants may not have the specialist knowledge around supporting children with additional needs and their families, we are looking for an individual who is passionate about supporting these children at the beginning of their educational journey. It is essential therefore that you have a desire to learn and develop.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to learn alongside our incredibly experienced and highly effective team. For the right candidate there will also be the opportunity to undertake EY and childcare qualifications as a part of the role.

You will have GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in English. You will have good communication skills, and will be willing to develop your skills in communicating equally effectively with children, parents and colleagues.  

You will recognise the value of a team approach to meeting challenges and have the ability to follow instruction as well as work using your own initiative. Flexibility and a sense of humour are essential in an environment which can change rapidly and in which no two days are ever the same!

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Visits to the setting prior to application would be welcomed, to arrange this and for further information about the role, please contact Rhoda Lewis at rlewis2@swindon.gov.uk  or 07867358796.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk