Children's Support Lead Practitioner (Early Years)

• Annual salary of 24616 (FTE)
• Permanent role
• Full-time (35 hours) Monday to Friday / 8:15am 3:15pm
• Liverpool

Please Note: We are not using recruitment agencies for this position. All applicants should apply directly through the Regenda Website. Any applications submitted through agencies will not be considered.

Proposed Interview Date: 11th September 2025

The role

The purpose of the role is to provide a high standard of educational physical social and emotional care for children who have experienced domestic abuse or have had other adverse childhood experiences attending the conjunction with the Childrens Support Manager. To be responsible for supporting children aged 2-4 years in their learning and development and lead and support others to do the same.

Working 35hrs per week Mon Friday / 8.15am -3.15 pm

The post holder will support the children to achieve positive outcomes in their learning and development by working with the children on a regular and consistent basis and plan and deliver play-based learning. The post holder will also be responsible for recording the childrens progress.

The post holder will work closely with the nursery manager and special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)and will be fully supported within the role.

You will also be required to build positive relationships with the children and their families and be able to work collaboratively to best meet the children and their families needs.

The right fit

• We are looking for an individual to come and join our well-established team with the following skills experience and qualifications:
• A level 3 in childcare and education or equivalent is essential.
• Have a Paediatric First Aid certificate food safety or SEND qualification or willingness to achieve them.
• Has previous experience of leading a small team desired but not essential as full training will be given.
• Has previous experience of working with children with SEND desired but not essential
• An individual who is caring and nurturing and passionate about supporting children who have suffered adverse childhood experiences to achieve and make progress at their own pace.
• An individual who is enthusiastic self-motivated punctual and reliable.
• Is able to communicate effectively and work as part of a team liaising with other professionals and outside agencies where required.
• Has a willingness to learn new strategies and adapt to change when necessary.
• The post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Checks. Centre 56 are committed to safeguarding children and safer working practices. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (amended 2013 and 2020) and the post holder will be required to make a criminal self-disclosure of any cautions and convictions.

Who we are

We regenerate places and work with people to create the opportunities they need to thrive. Affordable housing is our starting point but we are a dynamic group of organisations doing very different things. We work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector in care and support and in education training and careers.

The Regenda Group is made up of Regenda Homes and its wholly owned subsidiaries M&Y Maintenance and Construction Redwing Ecogee Petrus The Learning Foundry Positive Footprints Centre 56 and the National Communities Resource Centre.

Next steps

If you like what youve read so far and think youve got what it takes to join our team then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit the role.

Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

What we offer

The Regenda Group really is a great place to work and you dont have to just take our word for it! Were accredited by Best Companies for our world class levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to peoples lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which amongst other things includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering
• Up to 9% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme (match funded) .
• 250 annual Live and Learn allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

We regenerate places and create opportunities for people

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested wed encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

INDHP

The Regenda Group is a great quality forward thinking housing business building managing and maintaining the homes people need. We own or manage around 13000 properties across the region including social rented housing housing for older people supported housing private rented property shared ownership and housing for sale.

The Regenda Group is made up of Regenda Homes and its wholly-owned subsidiaries M&Y Maintenance and Construction Redwing Living McDonald Property Rentals Petrus Community The Learning Foundry Positive Footprints and Centre 56.

Our mission is to provide a comprehensive range of multi-tenure housing products and services that reflect the dynamic nature of the housing market the diversity of our customers and a rapidly changing world.

Our core purpose is to regenerate places to create opportunities for people.