Early Years Practitioner (Outreach Worker)
- Employer: Oliver Thomas Nursery School & Children's Centre
- Salary: Scale 5 £22,284 - £24,267
- Location: Oliver Thomas Nursery School & Children's Centre
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 36 hours per week.
- DBS Check: Enhanced
- Closing Date: 02/09/2017 at 00:55
- Reference: Pri/17/39468
East Ham Children’s Centre
Best Start in Life
Early Years Practitioner (Outreach worker)
Required: As soon as possible
Scale 5 £22,284 - £24,267
36 hours, 52 weeks
We are seeking to appoint experienced Early Years Practitioners who will be part of the Children’s Centre teams in the East Ham community neighbourhood.
Oliver Thomas Nursery School and Children’s Centre works in collaboration with Altmore Infant School and Children’s Centre as part of the East Ham Neighbourhood Provision.
Our focus is on ensuring families in our area are able to access Newham’s Best Start in Life Guarantee, by delivering programmes, workshops and sessions offering evidence based advice and guidance to improve outcomes for families with children from 0-5 years.
The successful applicants will need to be flexible, have an enthusiastic approach and be able to work collaboratively and sensitively across our neighbourhood. They will be professional at all times, with a particular awareness of confidentiality.
Good communication skills, excellent recordkeeping and teamwork are essential.
We are committed to providing the Best Start in Life Guarantee to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and to help enrich the lives of children and families in East Ham.
This position will be based at Oliver Thomas Nursery and Children’s Centre.
Oliver Thomas is a popular, inclusive and very successful Early Years setting serving a vibrant, diverse community in the heart of East Ham.
The School and Children’s Centre are integrated and together and we work in partnership with other agencies, local settings and schools to ensure the very best outcomes for children and families.
We are committed to providing the Best Start in Life Guarantee to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and to help enrich the lives of children and families in East Ham.
Visits are warmly welcomed; to make an appointment, please contact: Nicola Hayden Nursery School Head Teacher or Naomi Ferron Children’s Centre Co-ordinator on 020 8552 1177
Closing date: Friday 1st September 2017
Interviews: Tuesday 12th September 2017
An application pack is available to download online.
The schools in in Newham are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A disqualification declaration questionnaire maybe required for this post.
Equal Opportunities
The School has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.
How to apply
Please apply online. For technical difficulties, please contact the Support Team 020 7427 8250. For further information about the role, please contact the school directly.