Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a dedicated early years practitioner for a full-time contract role in Slough, with a pay rate of £16.75 per hour. Part-time hours will be considered for the right candidate. The role focuses on providing high-quality education, care, and supervision to children, supporting their development, and ensuring their safety and wellbeing. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced early years professional who values a supportive, collaborative work environment and is passionate about making a positive impact on young children’s lives.
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Social Work roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend that works in Social Work and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum in Social Work provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge
Key responsibilities:
- Delivering early learning activities: prepare and deliver a range of early learning activities that meet the developmental needs of each child.
- Support children’s learning and growth through play-based, age-appropriate educational programmes.
- Supporting daily operations: act as a hands-on team member to ensure smooth day-to-day operations, including curriculum delivery, safeguarding, and maintaining health and safety protocols.
- Take part in routine cleaning, cater to children’s needs, and keep detailed records in line with OFSTED requirements.
- Facilitating smooth transitions: collaborate with local primary school staff to provide integrated care, promoting smooth transitions for children advancing to their next educational phase.
- Resource management: ensure the setting’s resources are used efficiently and effectively, supporting a high-quality learning environment while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Promote positive behaviour and uphold the setting’s equalities and inclusion policies.
- Community and agency collaboration: act as a representative of the setting, fostering positive relationships with parents, local schools, and community partners.
- Engage in multi-agency collaboration to provide comprehensive support services to children and families, attending planning and staff meetings as required.
Essential requirements:
- Experience: proven experience working with young children in an early years setting.
- Skills and abilities: strong organisational, verbal, and listening skills, with the ability to record information clearly. The role requires tact, diplomacy, and the ability to inspire and influence others, maintaining professional standards in line with OFSTED regulations.
- Resourcefulness: able to use resources effectively to manage expenditures and uphold quality standards.
- Flexibility: willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings, early mornings, and some weekends as needed.
- Physical readiness: physical fitness for the demands of early years work, including lifting and carrying.
- Qualifications: a level 3 qualification in early years practice (or equivalent) with a commitment to professional development and further training.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.
