Early Years SEN Practitioner Early Years SEN Practitioner (0 – 4 years)

Early Yeas SEN Practitioner (0-4 years) For Children with Autism/Social Communication Difficulties

£24,462 - £25,809 (pro rata term time 44 weeks)

School House, Lathom Junior School, Lathom Road, London E6 9DU

About Us

Come and join the Language, Communication and Interaction Service, our exciting and dynamic team of specialist teachers, speech and language therapists and SEN practitioners, working together as part of the borough’s Specialist Education Support Service, to support to young children with social communication difficulties and autism.

About The Job

The Early Years SEN practitioner post involves:

·       The opportunity to work directly with young children with autism/social communication difficulties at a time when early intervention is most significant

·       Liaising with staff to model strategies and providing advice

·       Supporting parents

·       Developing resources for parents and educational settings

·       Delivering training to parents and education staff

·       Working with other agencies to ensure an integrated offer to settings, children and families

We are looking for:

·       Enthusiastic and motivated people

·       Experience of working with children with SEND is essential, in particular those with autism or social communication difficulties

·       A commitment to supporting the inclusion of children with SEND in all settings

·       Practitioners with good organisational skills, who can take the initiative and are able to manage their own time effectively

·       A professional attitude to your work and excellent communication skills.

·       Ability to work as part of a team

·       NNEB, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications

What we can offer you:

·       An exciting, dynamic approach to supporting young children with autism/social communication difficulties

·       Excellent CPD opportunities

·       A clear support and supervision structure

·       Committed, supportive colleagues and a friendly working environment

 The team is based in an easily accessible location in Newham and the work is borough wide.

Closing Date: 30th October 2020

Please View Early Years SEN Practitioner Job Description

Additional Information

The London Borough of Newham is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.

Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Newham Redeployees.

The London Borough of Newham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In addition, the Authority reserves the right  to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes  anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).

 The team is based in an easily accessible location in Newham and the work is borough wide.

If you would like to know more about the posts please call Judy Roux, Group Manager on 07929 188 826 or email judy.roux@newham.gov.uk

You are also invited to attend an informal Zoom session on Wednesday 21st October from 4.00 – 5.00pm where you can meet members of the team and find out more about our work.  Please email Judy Roux if you would like to be sent the Zoom link for this session