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This role will be requiring the ability to work in a flexible nature across all towns in Sandwell. This role will be one that will support with cover of sessions covering absences as well as some diarised sessions. This will include the ability to travel to different locations and venues at a short notice to support with cover. Objectives/key activities - Early Years Team Plan and deliver targeted service elements, producing KPI's and outcomes i.e.: Play, Talk, Read Programmes to parents in coordination with Sandwell's PTR guidance framework; prioritised using additional resource through partnership with National Literacy Trust. Linking to Play, Talk, Read to increase the number of children 0-4 years who are active library members. Focus group sessions for those children scoring Red and Amber Wellcomm Assessments. To proactively promote and increase library membership. To promote the ELT and NEF options with families through: Active promotion of the opportunities to families. Promotional materials in the centres and other community venues. Informal discussion with parents about the options available to them within children's centre services and community offer. Advice and guidance to parents in applying for places. Direct follow-up with parents who have children that qualify for ELT but have not taken up the offer of a place in partnership with the local authority. To undertake Wellcomm assessments and support children: Focus will be on children NOT in early years settings, who are between 18-24 months. Those children scoring amber or red in the assessment to be supported as appropriate using the associated resource book. To engage with parents with preschool children across the relevant towns. Work with the wider Children's Centre teams, including support for volunteers, to deliver activities and service specifics to meet the needs of the service across the borough. To support the delivery of Stay & Play sessions for families in venues across each town through voluntary sector organisations and volunteers working with children's centre staff. To work alongside the SMBC Early Years Team in particular children's centre teachers to support providers of early years services. To inform Early Years lead of children identified as SEND within children's centre services and work with wider partnerships to access specialist Cygnet Programme within each town to monitor developmental progress of children. Further support will be provided by Autism West Midlands and SPDC for families with new and emerging diagnosis with seamless links with ISEY service. To actively engage in reflective case and personal supervision, PDR's and be responsible for updating learning, implementing into practice and develop skills to meet service needs. To meet the needs of the service evening and weekend work may need to be undertaken as required. Any other duties deemed appropriate within your job role to reflect the needs of the service. Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31st March 2025 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.