Early Years Officer (Qualified Early Years Room Leader)
- Employer
- Slough Borough Council
- Location
- Slough, Berkshire
- Salary
- £25,950 to £31,153 (inclusive of LW and pro rata for Term time staff)
- Closing date
- 15 Dec 2023
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Childcare / Early years jobs, Management
- Sector
- Children's centre / Sure Start, Local authority central children's services, Local authority social services, School / Nursery
Early Years Officer (Qualified Early Years Room Leader)
Directorate: People Children – Education and Inclusion
Job Ref: PC03-1891
Salary: £25,950 to £31,153 (inclusive of LW and pro rata for Term time staff)
Pay Level: SCP 13 to 23 Level 5
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37hours (2 posts – one Term time one all year round)
Location: Children’s Centres/ Family Hubs
DBS requirement: Enhanced
The closing date for applications is 15 December 2023.
What you’ll be doing:
To lead a team of early years practitioners based in an early years setting in a Children’s Centre, ensuring delivery of high quality teaching and learning. You will oversee staff in the successful implementation of the daily operations of a room for children aged between 3months to 8years, providing full care and education. You will be responsible for supervision and mentoring for early years qualified and unqualifed staff and you will be working as part of a multi agency team.
Our Company:
People are proud to live and work in Slough where diversity is celebrated and where residents can enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives. Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment. All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues.
What we offer:
SBC is a fantastic place to work offering a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Alongside a competitive salary, there are a range of great benefits including:
- Generous holiday entitlement - 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years’ service and 33 days after 5 years’ service.
- Generous pension scheme
- Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Tax - free childcare and childcare services
- Discounted car parking
- Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to & from work.
Interested?
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Linda.Meade@slough.gov.uk or call 01753 578691.
We are a diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We aim to foster an inclusive workplace where people are valued, and one which represents the local communities that we serve. We value diversity.
Slough Borough Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all applicants who have chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form and can evidence the minimum criteria for the role through their application.
We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email Recruitment@slough.gov.uk quoting the job reference – our Accessibility Statement has more information.
How to Apply:
Join our team at Slough Borough Council and see why we are proud to be Slough!
Please click on the apply button to be redirected to our website. You will be asked to complete our Employment Application Form, and upload your CV (along with a supporting statement, should you wish). We look forward to receiving your application.
Job Description and Person Specification (PDF 137kB)
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a number of suitable applicants therefore, please submit your application as soon as possible.
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