WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS/ DISABILITIES IN GREENWICH?

SEND EARLY YEARS (0-3 yrs) KEYWORKER

EARLY YEARS INCLUSION TEAM

SALARY: Scale SO1                                                                     FULL TIME

Have you got extensive experience in working within Early Years, with a clear understanding of child development along with in-depth experience of supporting children and families with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

We are looking for a keyworker to join the Early Years Inclusion Team in Greenwich who will coordinate services to children under 3yrs with complex needs who are not yet in an education setting.

The post holder would be required to provide advice and information to families of children with SEND and their professional network to ensure the inclusion of the child in the community, to provide short term coordination and intervention aimed at getting a child with complex needs in to an appropriate community resource or setting. The keyworker will also provide consultation, support and challenge to providers to build capacity to meet the needs of children under 3 with complex needs within their services.

The post will require working alongside team members to deliver some SEN training through the Special Needs training programme. The Early Years Inclusion Team includes Inclusion Coordinators/ Area SENCo’s, Inclusion Support workers and other professionals who offer a supporting role.  The post holder will also have regular consultation sessions with a member of the leadership team within Disabled Children Family Support Service.

You would be travelling across the Borough but based in Eltham and it would be an advantage to be a car user.

If you are interested in having a further discussion about the post please contact

Anita Smith: Early Years Inclusion Team Leader on 0208 921 3826

or email anita.smith@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Closing date: 12.00am 21st July 2019

Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974)

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

This vacancy is being advertised internally only – this means it is only open to applications from existing employees, agency workers, apprentices and GSP/GSS employees.