SEND Early Years Support Worker

Vacancy Summary

SEND Early Years Support Worker 

Salary: Band 4/5 - SCP 4-6 £24,404 - £25,183 

Full Time, 37 hours Term Time + 5 days 

St Edmund’s Nursery School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational Early Years SEND Support Worker on a permanent contract. The successful candidate will be passionate about working with young children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Our ‘Early Years Enhanced Specialist Provision’ is fully integrated within our outstanding Nursery School and provides care and education for children with various, often very complex needs and disabilities. You will work with children (and also with their families) who have physical disabilities, sensory impairments, speech and language difficulties, learning difficulties, conditions such as autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, or have a combination of these difficulties.

The role will be demanding but highly rewarding and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and expertise working closely with an experienced SEND and Early Years team, supported by the SENDCO, in our forward thinking, outstanding nursery school.

Vacancy Information

The successful candidate will:

• Be enthusiastic, creative and committed to giving our young children the very best start in life
• Have experience of working with children 0-5 in an early years setting or school
• Have a calm, confident and patient manner
• Be a good communicator with the ability to work closely with families and outside agencies
• Be flexible and able to work effectively as a member of a team
• Promote the federation’s vision, ethos and high expectations

We can offer you:

• An opportunity to be part of our forward thinking, creative organisation, operating at the forefront of Early Years Education in the North of England
• Amazing children and families from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds
• A committed, friendly, diverse and welcoming staff and governor team
• Excellent opportunities for continued professional development

If you are interested in this role, please call us to make an appointment to come and see our schools. We will be delighted to show you around and answer any questions you may have.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any appointment made will be subject to references and a full and enhanced safeguarding and DBS check.

Please be aware that Keeping Children Safe In Education (2024) requires schools to undertake online searches as part of their shortlisting and due diligence process.  If shortlisted for a role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). All information will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.

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