Early Years SEND Practitioner

Early Years SEND Practitioner
£35,520 - £36,585 per annum

CNDS (Complex Needs and Dyslexia service) is part of the Newham Specialist Support Service (SESS) Our primary aims are early identification of children’s educational needs, offering educational strategies and support and working collaboratively with health and education partners.

We adopt the role of key worker, offering planned purposeful and focused targeted interventions, to allow consistency and a point of contact for families and professional partners.

Our targeted SEND Early years support plans allow the service to monitor the impact of intervention and assess children’s learning through the Early years developmental journal and support applications for statutory assessments.

About the Role

Following the retirement of a valued colleague, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Early Years Practitioner to join our team.

As a key worker, you will:

• Hold a caseload of children with complex needs
• Develop high‑quality Early Years Support Plans
• Maintain detailed case logs and documentation
• Request statutory needs assessments where appropriate
• Work collaboratively within a multi‑disciplinary team around the family
• Lead targeted interventions within the CNDS Early Years team
• you will have NNEB diploma or equivalent n nursery nursing
• Or
• National vocational Qualification in child care and educational level III
• Or BTEC diploma in nursery nursing ( 2years full time)
• Or BTEC certificate in nursery nursing (2 years full time)
• Or Other relevant qualification in child development and early years education i.e. Degree level

This is a role for a reflective, skilled practitioner who is passionate about inclusion and committed to improving outcomes for young children with SEND.

Please view JD here

closing date: 10th March 2026

Additional Information

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