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Sheffield Careers Fair 2010

Early Years Practitioner

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Employer: Sheffield City Council

We offer a wide range of employment opportunities providing so many services to the people of Sheffield. You can really build your career in something that interests you.

We offer a good package of employee benefits with

* Flexible hours
* Full and part-time working
* Career development
* Generous holiday entitlements
* A good final salary pension scheme


We are committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. We aim to provide a high quality service to the people of Sheffield. If you've got the qualities to help us achieve this we'd love to hear from you.
Job details: We require an Early Years Practitioner who has experience and knowledge of working with children aged 3 months - 5 years. The ideal candidate should have a clear understanding of the EYFS and The Every Child Matters Framework. The successful candidate will be experienced in delivering high quality learning experiences to work flexibly within an established and motivated team to meet the needs of individual children. We work closely with our partner school and other agencies based within our setting and the local area to meet the diverse needs of our children and families.

The successful candidate should have a childcare qualification i.e. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. We would welcome prospective applicants to contact our centre to arrange a visit. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records Disclosure form in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. Sheffield City Council has recently completed a review of Pay and Terms and Conditions.

The outcomes of the review will be implemented on 1 April 2010. This advert shows the grade and salary for this job up to 31 March 2010 and the grade and salary from 1 April 2010. Sheffield City Council is an equal opportunities employer and has publicly committed to this by signing up to the “Two Ticks – Positive About Disabled People” scheme. This ensures that all disabled applicants, able to demonstrate that they meet the minimum criteria of the job description are guaranteed an interview. It is not enough to tick that you are disabled on the monitoring form, if you are disabled and feel this applies to you, please let us know by quoting:- “I am eligible for a guaranteed interview under the two ticks scheme” on your application form at the bottom of the “Suitability for the Job” section. Please make sure this is written as a separate paragraph to make sure it does not get lost in the content of your application.

Hours: 37 per week

Strictly no agencies.
Degree: Related
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Salary: April 2010: £15039 - £16830
Closing date: Closed Wed 17-Mar-2010
Job ref: GY/41105/0201
Eligibility: Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

This vacancy has now closed.