Vacancy Details

Description

G06 £24,054 - £25,409 pro rata

Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity until 31^st March 2025

32.5 Hours per week. Term Time Only

Wrexham Flying Start wishes to recruit a confident, highly motivated and knowledgeable Flying Start Childcare Officer to join our Flying Start Advisory Team. This vacancy is fixed-term (possible extension subject to continued Welsh Government funding) and is a term time only post. The ability to work flexibly and to travel between various settings across Wrexham is essential. 

The successful candidate will be working under the delegation of the Flying Start Additional Needs Coordinator to support children requiring early intervention or that have a determination of Additional Learning Needs.  Experience of working with pre-school children (ages 0–4yrs) with ALN or requiring early intervention would be beneficial. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills; flexibility of approach; a strong sense of team-work and a high level of understanding of child development 0–4 years old. 

 The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is DESIRABLE. 

An enhanced DBS clearance is essential for working within the Flying Start team. 

Post to commence as soon as the successful candidate can be released and subject to usual employment checks and DBS arrangements. 

If you have experience of working within Childcare sector/Early Years, are passionate about the positive role childcare can play in the development of children and the wellbeing of families and want to make a difference, we would welcome your application. 

For further details please contact:

Melita Colling, Flying Start Childcare Lead or Lorna Owen Flying Start Additional Needs Coordinator on 01978 317020, Gwenfro Advisory Team Base, Queensway, Wrexham, LL13 8UW. 

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.