Waun Wen Primary School: Senior Flying Start childcare worker

Little Petals - Waun Wen Flying Start
Waun Wen Primary School
Lion Street, Waun Wen
Swansea, SA1 2BZ
Flying Start Manager - Mrs Vicky Llewellyn
Email: [email protected]
Flying Start Telephone Number: 01792 477345
Waun Wen Primary Telephone Number: 01792 651010

35-hour Full time Senior Childcare Worker Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Waun Wen Primary School's 'Little Petals' Flying Start setting.

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Childcare Worker to join our team. The applicant will need to have a number of years' experience working with under three's in a childcare setting, an excellent knowledge of child development and ideally knowledge of and experience working within a Flying Start setting.

The person will need to be hardworking, dedicated, adaptable and able to motivate and lead an experienced team of childcare staff. Experience of working with children with ALN, report writing, attending meetings and managing caseloads would also be desirable. The setting operates a child led learning pedagogy so being open to this way of working is essential.

Flying Start is a Welsh Government initiative, which seeks to offer support for targeted pre-school children and their families, living in designated areas of deprivation. Flying Start offers children access to high quality childcare as part of a multi-agency team approach, in order to improve outcomes in preparation for school and the long term.

Application forms are on the Swansea council website, please check the relevant qualifications. The link for the qualification's framework is: - https://socialcare.wales/qualification-framework

It is a requirement of the post that the Senior Childcare Worker must work towards the attainment of the CCLD Level 5 (Advanced Practice), unless already achieved.

Closing date: 14 May 2026
Shortlisting: 15 May 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
Post to commence: As soon as possible

Waun Wen Primary School - Senior Flying Start childcare worker - Job description ( PDF, 392 KB )

Application form - school-based support staff ( Word doc, 134 KB )

Please return completed application forms by email to Flying Start Manager Mrs Vicky Llewellyn - [email protected] .

If returning by post, please ensure you attach the correct postage as incorrect postage may mean that your application does not reach us.

The post will commence as soon as possible following receipt of a valid DBS check and suitable references.

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Last modified on 29 April 2026

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