Childcare Worker (Fixed term) - Flying Start

  • Bridgend County Borough Council
  • Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
  • Dec 04, 2021
Full time Trades & Services

Job Description


Childcare Worker (Fixed term) - Flying Start
Job description
20 hour per week - Term time

Fixed Term up to 31 March 2022

Flying Start is a Welsh Government initiative, which seeks to target support for pre-school children and their families within specific areas, and deliver specific outcomes for children. Flying Start offers identified children access to high quality childcare as part of a multi-agency team approach

Working as Childcare worker within the Flying Start childcare setting, you will work with 2-3 year old children, helping them to develop, learn and play, providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for Flying Start children.

Within the childcare team you will liaise regularly with various members of the
multi-agency team within Flying Start, including the FS Advisory Teacher, Educational Psychology, Speech and Language Therapists and Health Visitors. Within this role you will require experience of working in childcare settings and an effective understanding of child development

In this role, you will work across the Flying Start programme.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
Applicants should note that a criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) will be necessary for the successful applicant.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

For an informal discussion please contact Rowena Lee on

Closing Date: Wednesday 15 December 2021

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