Early Years Practitioner - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) LBHF624484

Job Details:

Salary range: £38,748 - £39,915 per annum
Work location: The Stephen Wiltshire Centre, Queensmill Road, London, SW6 6JR
Hours per week: 36.00
Contract type: Temporary up to 31 March 2029
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 2 December 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 9 December 2026
Contact details for Informal discussion: Shelly Mulligan, SWC Delivery Manager on 07773344050 or via email on [email protected]

About the role

Do you have experience working with children with disabilities and complex needs and their families?

Do you have experience providing support, information and advice to families?

Do you have experience running Stay and Plays for children with additional needs and disabilities?

Are you passionate about ensuring all children can achieve their full potential?

We are currently recruiting to the post of Early Years Practitioner (SEND). The Early Years Practitioner (SEND) will be working as part of a small Family Hub Team, at Stephen Wiltshire Centre (SWC) Specialist Family Hub, who are part of a wider Stephen Wiltshire Centre Team (which includes Short Breaks Review and Delivery Teams).

The main work strands include:

- Working as part of the SWC Family Hub Team in an SWC Early Years Practitioner Role (SEND), providing support to children and young people with additional needs and disabilities and their parents/ carers.

- Working with families of children facing a range of circumstances; to educate, advise and coach them on how they can best nurture and support their child’s emotional, health and learning development. This will include helping families understand how their child learns and develops both within sessions and within their home learning environment.

- Delivering parenting programmes within a range of venues across the borough.

- Completing planning for sessions with children and families, considering needs, outcomes and fit with overall child development. This includes preparing any resources required for sessions.

- Contributing to ensuring that family case files are up to date. Ensure accurate records and information are shared with the appropriate linked professionals.

The postholder will be expected to contribute to development and maintenance of early years education and care practices across the whole of the organisation. This includes collaborating with colleagues and a network of professionals across the organisation who you can draw upon for advice and guidance when supporting families.

The SWC Early Years Practitioner (SEND) will work closely with multi-agency colleagues to identify and provide support to families with children aged 0-18 with additional needs and disabilities.

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE .

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at [email protected] or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.