Senior Early Years Specialist (Emotional & Physical)

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Salary Scale: NJC Scale PO2, Point 35-38 (£27,492 - £29,859) Hours: 37 hours per week Location: To be negotiated Tenure: Initially funding will be for a three year period – ends December 2009

Organisation:

NIPPA - The Early Years Organisation


Address:

6c Wildflower Way BELFAST BT12 6TA


Closing Date:

17 Nov 2006


Contact Name:

Gillian Totten


Contact URL:

www.nippa.org/recruitment



The successful candidate will be required to manage and coordinate the Emotional and Physical Wellbeing element of the NIPPA Atlantic Philanthropies Project.

  1. A pass level degree (or equivalent) in Education or Early Childhood Care and Education or Social Work.
  2. A minimum of three years (in the last five years) experience in providing recognised training and curriculum support to staff working in an early years setting.
  3. Demonstrable experience in preparing and developing training programmes.
  4. Demonstrable experience and understanding of the issues relating to health, emotional wellbeing and physical activities and the challenges presented by developing these elements of practice in early years settings.
  5. Demonstrable experience in facilitating groups and using strategies to engage staff, committees and parents in particularly challenging issues.
  6. Demonstrable working knowledge of the research and theory that underpins and supports the role of emotional and physical wellbeing in early years.
  7. Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative and policy frameworks in relation to early years, e.g. fit future and physical activities strategies.
  8. Demonstrate an understanding of the community and voluntary early years sector.
  9. Demonstrable working knowledge of current funding programmes.
  10. Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills with internal and external relations.
  11. A full current driving licence enabling the holder to drive in NI and have the use of a vehicle for official purposes or have access to a form of transport that will enable the candidate to meet the requirements of the post in full.

Please write for an Application Form quoting the reference number and enclosing an A4 SAE (44p) to: Private & Confidential, Gillian Totten, NIPPA - The Early Years Organisation, 6c Wildflower Way, BELFAST, BT12 6TA

Applications can also be downloaded from www.nippa.org/recruitment

Closing date for completed Application Forms is Friday 17 November 2006 at 12 noon

NIPPA is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing flexible family friendly working conditions.


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