Children's Centre Worker

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 600+ reviews have an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Children's Centre Worker to work in Uxbridge.

Pay Rate: £11.82 - £14.50  per hour

Hours: Full-time, 36 hours per week. Initial contract is 3 months.

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
• Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
• Access to our online careers hub

Main Duties of the Children's Centre Worker:

• Assist in planning, delivering, and assessing community and centre-based activities aimed at supporting young children's learning, development, and health, ensuring consistently high-quality provision.
• Contribute to planning and delivering appropriate activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, fostering the learning and development of young children.
• Evaluate family needs and identify suitable services to address those needs, collaborating with internal teams and external agencies, and providing referrals when necessary.
• Raise awareness among parents and carers regarding child development needs, while modelling and sharing best practices.
• Provide appropriate support to parents and carers, including guidance on parenting skills and behaviour management strategies.
• Attend to children's individual care requirements, such as feeding and toileting, adhering to centre policies and guidelines.

Requirements of the Children's Centre Worker:

• Possess Level 2 or 3 in Early Years.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Demonstrate the legal right to work and reside in the UK. Present a current DBS check and references covering the past 2 years.
• Must have the capacity to travel to Hillingdon and throughout the Southwest Locality, spanning from Uxbridge through Hillingdon to West Drayton.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this Children's Centre Worker role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.