Job summary
- Main area
- Early Years
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week
- Job ref
- 083-7708242-WW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Unit 1 & 2 Osprey Court
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Early Years Support Practitioner (SEND)
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Job overview
We are looking for an Early Years Support Practitioner SEND to join our Children’s Therapy Services team. This role focuses on supporting children aged 0 to 5 with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, helping them to access the right support at the right time. This is a part time position for 18 hours per week.
You will play a key role in supporting children’s transition into early years provision, working as a key worker within a defined area and empowering families through advice, signposting and practical support. You will work independently within your competence, while being supported through supervision and working closely with therapists, education colleagues and other agencies.
Main duties of the job
- Work with the designated client group, without direct supervision
- Organise own diary, work plan and appointments, prioritising own workload
- Participate in clinical supervision in relation to their own caseload with a more senior colleague.
- Attend clinical allocation meetings as required
- Demonstrate simple techniques to parents,
- Empower and enable parents/carers by supporting, advising and providing appropriate signposting and other information
- Be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with team protocols
- Attend and inform multi-professional meetings and reviews as required
- Communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team, therapy colleagues and other agencies.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants. If you require a visa to work in the UK you must have at least 14 months remaining until your expiry date, please disclose your expiry date in your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NNEB certificate or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Childcare/Early Years or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of SEND awareness training undertaken
Experience
Essential criteria
- A sound understanding of child development, disability and inclusion issues
- Understanding of child protection issues
- Relevant experience of working with children in an Early Years, educational & / or health setting
- Previous experience with children who have special educational needs
- Basic counselling skills
- Experience of IT use
- Knowledge of the agencies, and support available to children, young people, and their carers
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children & young people presenting with difficulties in the areas of physical movement, fine motor activities, communication, social communication, and activities of daily living, (or any combination of these) and their families
- Experience of working as an assistant practitioner
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of Multi agency working requiring communication with educational service, social services, opportunity groups, preschools, nurseries and schools etc
- Experience of working with children/ young people who require adapted / alternative methods of communication (e.g., Makaton)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tansy Spira
- Job title
- Early Years Support Practitioner (SEND) Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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