Childrens Centre Practitioner

To plan, deliver and evaluate community and centre-based groups and activities in support of children’s learning, development and health including delivery of aspects of the healthy child programme. To advise parents/prospective parents on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, weaning and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness and transitions for 3-5 year olds who are not already in early education.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ruth Odunuga, Children's Centre Operational Lead. 0203 045 4101/[email protected]

Candidate Profile

• A qualification related to the field of work (e.g. educated to Level 4 in childcare or other)
• Experience of working directly with children and families in a social care, educational or Children’s Centre environment.
• Experience of working with multi-racial group. 
• Ability to work in non-discriminatory ways and promote the Principles of managing diversity.
• Ability to quickly establish appropriate, productive and professional relationships with clients and workers from different agencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work well within a team
• Ability to be creative and innovative in providing services
• Ability to be responsive to the needs of the child and their parents 

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  [email protected]

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees.  The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.