Workforce Development Advisory Team 2016 - 2017

Workforce Development Advisory Team

Surrey Early Years and Childcare Service

The Workforce Development Advisory Team help early years and childcare settings in Surrey to recruit and retain high quality, qualified staff. The team is made up of recruitment and retention advisors and workforce development advisors.

Recruitment and retention advisors

Recruitment and retention advisorsprovide support and advice including training about staffing, retention and safer recruitment. Our services include:

Telephone and email support.
Recruitment and retention outreach visits where we can:
work with you to draw up recruitment plans
talk to you about induction processes
help you to write job descriptions
give you advice about safer recruitment procedures including information about supervision.
Recruitment and retention guidance and templates like job descriptions, induction checklists and appraisals.
Information and guidance about safer working practices.
Safer recruitment training.
Supervision and appraisals training.
Men in Playwork Early Education and Childcare (MiPEC) campaign.
Safer recruitment reviews.

Recruitment and Retention Advisor contact details

JoCathrall (South East/South West)

Guildford, Waverley, Tandridge, Mole Valley and Reigate & Banstead

Tel: 01372 833859

Email:

Jennifer Rowe (North East/West)

Surrey Heath, Woking, Runnymede, Elmbridge, Spelthorne and Epsom & Ewell with a lead for Volunteer Bursaries

Tel: 01372 833892

Email:

Workforce development advisors

Workforce development advisorsprovide support and advice on professional development and career progression. We support early years and childcare settings in implementing a training and development plan. We also support and advise settings on their eligibility for funding such as the Workforce Development Fund. Our services include:

Telephone and email support.
Support visits at your setting.
Advice on career paths, appropriate qualifications and general training for settings and individuals related to the Early Years Foundation Stage, playwork and training for home-based childcarers.
Support with applying for the Workforce Development Fund.
Advice on other sources of funding for professional development.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities group and individual bursaries.
Support developing a training and development plan for individuals and settings.
Advice on pathways to achieve Early Years Teacher, leadership and management training and Forest School training.

Workforce Development Team contact details

Ginny Harrison (South East) Tandridge, Mole Valley and Reigate & Banstead with a lead for Early Years Teacher

Tel: 01372 833907

Email:

Patricia Vanstone Walker (South West)

Guildford and Waverley with a lead for leadership and management

Tel: 01372 833082

Email:

Cheryl Marie (North West)

Surrey Heath, Runnymede and Woking with a lead for safeguarding

Tel: 01372 833805

Email:

Sian Armstrong (North East)

Monday to Thursday

Elmbridge, Spelthorne and Epsom & Ewell

Tel: 01372 833804

Email:

Alternatively contact the Workforce Development Team on:

Email:

Telephone: 01372 833900

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