Early years Educator with SEN experience

Salary: £12.71 - £14.85 per hour (depending on experience)

Hours of work: 30 hours (Mon – Fri, term time only)

Contract type: Permanent

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Devizes Opportunity Centre for further information.

Devizes Opportunity Centre are seeking to appoint an experienced Level 3 Early Years Educator with SEN experience to join our small team based in Devizes working with children aged 0 – 4 years. 

The role will involve lots of sensory play and fun activities aimed at further developing children’s learning and development. The candidate will work with children who have a wide range of needs which will bring the opportunity to learn a variety of skills and knowledge to further their career. We offer a range of sessions including preschool for 2 – 4 year olds, assessment sessions for 2 – 3 year olds and a stay and play session for 0 – 2 year olds. The successful candidate will work alongside all age groups from planning activities, assessing developmental need and monitoring outcomes as well as ensuring any targets set by speech and language or other health professional are carried out regularly. 

The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge of the EYFS and be confident in compiling reports on strengths and difficulties of each individual key child.  

As a keyworker you will be responsible for the planning, implementing of activities linked to children’s  individual targets and completing relevant paperwork linked to the EYFS (Birth to Five framework). Knowledge and experience of a variety of strategies such as Makaton, Communication boards (Core Grid) Attention autism activity, TEACCH, intensive interactions and delivering SALT targets would be beneficial. 

Working closely with parents is a key part of the role and the successful candidate will be confident in empowering parents to be closely involved in their child’s learning. 

The role involves liaising and working alongside our health partners such as speech and language therapist, physiotherapists, hearing & vision team, community nurses etc and full training will be available. 

We have a variety of staffing opportunities available which can be tailored to the individual applicant

All applicants must have a UK recognised Level 3 Early years qualification.

Find out more and apply:

For full details and an application pack please contact the Centre at office@devizesopportunity.com or call 01380 726077.

For further information about the Centre you can look us up on www.devizesopportunitycentre.co.uk

Closing date:  Friday 12th June 2026

Interview date: To be arranged 

Devizes Opportunity Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Reference checks will be required prior to interview/ confirmation of employment.

All applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before employment is confirmed. All staff are signed up to the DBS update service as part of the employee package.

Devizes Opportunity Centre is committed to equal opportunities for all. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our staff and children. Applications are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships

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