Best Start in Life Inclusion Practitioner

Sandwell Council is seeking seven passionate and experienced Best Start in Life Inclusion Practitioners to support children aged 0-5 with developmental, additional or emerging needs and their families. Based within one of our seven Best Start Family Hubs, you will play a key role in ensuring children receive the right support at the earliest opportunity, particularly those who are not accessing early years provision or entitlements and those requiring support with their transition into Reception. Working closely with families, early years providers, schools and partner agencies, you will help identify and respond to children''s needs without reliance on formal diagnosis, complementing existing SEND services and improving outcomes for children across the borough. In this role you will: Provide direct, flexible support to identify and respond to emerging additional needs in children aged 0-5. Work in partnership with parents and carers, providing support through home visits and agreed interventions. Support children''s development through coaching, modelling good practice and working alongside parents, carers, early years settings, childminders and schools. Assess, plan and deliver individual and group activity programmes that meet children''s developmental needs. Develop and produce high-quality resources that demonstrate effective strategies and interventions for children with additional needs. Deliver training and support to individuals and groups within early years ..... full job details .....