Early Years Consultant - Inclusion
Early Years Consultant - Inclusion
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£ 34434 - 41771
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Early Years Consultant for Inclusion
Permanent
Grade
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Grade 4 officer to work within the Early Years Childcare Service. You will be an experienced Early Years professional with support and advisory skills in childcare and early years education services. You will have a sound understanding of early education and childcare policy practice and the relevant legislative frameworks.
The role will: Provide professional support services to all childcare providers to meet the Local Authority statutory duties in respect of the Equality Duty 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (2015). Working in partnership with all key stakeholders to improve inclusion and childrens outcomes for settings inspected by Ofsted.
You will work within a team that focuses on promoting equality diversity and inclusion across the early years and childcare sector. You will support advise and question settings around removing barriers to access of Early Education Entitlement and childcare places for children and families. You will work with providers to improve services particularly for disadvantaged families looked after children children in need and children with special educational needs and disabilities. You will promote and monitor the take-up of additional early years funding streams such as Disability Access Funding and Early Years Pupil Premium to early years settings parents and professionals to inform ongoing work plans.
The role will also support the planning and assessment of continuous professional development (CPD) needs relating to inclusion diversity and equality for the childcare workforce and employees within the Early Years & Childcare Service.
The successful candidate will be required to;
- hold a Level 3 in Childcare (or equivalent) with substantial post qualification experience including at the management level.
- have a secure understanding of early education and childcare policies practices and legislative framework.
- have a sound knowledge of relevant legislation relating to Equality Diversity and Inclusion
- be competent in the use of information technology and able to embrace technological changes and develop the skills necessary to apply it have experience of partnership working and liaising with a range of agencies.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.
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A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
