Early Years Interventions Officer

Do you have a passion for supporting vulnerable children and those with SEND in the Early Years? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for x3 experienced Early Years Professionals to join our team as Early Years Interventions Officer.

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Our Early Years Team works closely with early years providers and schools to support the development of high-quality, inclusive provision and early education.

The postholder will operate under the direction of the Early Years Team Lead to ensure the Council’s statutory responsibilities for promoting high inclusive practice in Early Years settings; ensuring effective SEND intervention and on-going support is available to children, families and settings.

Your Contributions:

As an Early Years Interventions officer, you will;

• Support the development of high-quality, inclusive practice in early years settings by working collaboratively with providers and SENCos to identify and meet individual children's needs through the effective implementation of the Graduated Approach.
• Model effective strategies and interventions to build practitioner confidence and skills in meeting the additional needs of individual children, providing written reports as required.
• Advise on the appropriate application and effective use of SEND Inclusion Funding, ensuring it is monitored and utilised to maximise outcomes for children.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of SEND specific training, enhancing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of early years practitioners.
• Work in close partnership with multi-agency professionals and early years providers to ensure timely and appropriate referrals, supporting early identification and smooth transitions for children.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Essential Monthly Car User Allowance

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Sarah Campbell Early Years Team Lead sarah.campbell@halton.gov.uk 077221183211.

Interview date to be confirmed.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!