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THE STARTING SALARY FOR THIS ROLE IS £27,970 PER ANNUM FOR 36 HOURS PER WEEK ACROSS 39 WEEKS PER YEAR (TERM TIME WORKING).

We are excited to be hiring Specialist Support Workers to join our fantastic Specialist Early Education Service (SEES), which is part of Surrey’s Educational Psychology Service (EPS).

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Specialist Support Worker you will work with families, both in their homes and in the child’s early years setting, to support them and practitioners, with pre-school children (aged 0 – 5 years) with a variety of developmental needs. These children have complex medical, physical and learning needs, some with significant development needs, including social communication difficulties and autism.
The Specialist Early Education Service (SEES) delivers a range of specialist early education programmes such as Portage, Positive Play Programme, Communication and Play Programme and Local Early Autism Programme. All SEES programmes draw on evidence-based strategies that are widely recognised as good practice for supporting the learning of children with developmental needs.
Using a play-based approach children’s development is assessed and areas of need identified. We work closely with parents/carers and other professionals to provide them with the confidence and knowledge to support children to make progress.

This is a highly varied role, which has significant social impact. As a Specialist Support Worker you’ll be regularly involved in the following:

• Working directly with children, families and pre-school staff in the home, pre-school and community settings
• Being responsible for children’s assessment, planning, implementation, and review of all individualised intervention programmes
• Preparing resources and implementing strategies to support children’s learning
• Writing detailed reports which accurately and clearly describe a child’s progress
• Keeping and maintaining accurate professional records

The Specialist Early Education Service (SEES) consist of supportive team colleagues where contributions are welcomed and valued.
Feedback from parents, carers, educational settings and other professionals have indicated high levels of impact with regards to children’s progress and families’ knowledge and wellbeing.

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact SEES Area Leads:

• Lisa Trend (North East) at lisa.trend@surreycc.gov.uk (Tues – Thurs)
• Kathryn Stillwell (North East) at Kathryn.stillwell@surreycc.gov.uk (Mon & Fri)
• Jane Hart (South West) at jane.hart@surreycc.gov.uk
• Sara Crane (North West) at sara.crane@surreycc.gov.uk
• Sian Armstrong (South East) at sian.armstrong@surreycc.gov.u