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Child and Early Years Officers

Child and early years officers work with babies and with children up to 14 years of age (or 16 for those with special needs), providing support, help and advice to individuals or within a family context.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£11,560
£25,474
£36,551

New workers start around £11,560. Normal pay is £25,474 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,551.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 41,939 vacancies for this type of job

3.90%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Attends meetings with colleagues and outside agencies.

  • Makes referrals to other agencies such as social services and educational psychologists.

  • Writes up case notes, prepares reports, keeps up-to-date records on clients.

  • Advises clients and their families on available resources.

  • Works with social worker to identify, plan and deliver appropriate support to families facing a variety of difficulties.

  • Deals with issues relating to poor attendance at school.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Mental Health

  • Disabilities

  • Social Work

  • Risk Analysis

  • Notetaking

  • Cooking

  • Student Services

  • Learning Disabilities

  • Personal Care

  • Working With Children

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Organizational Skills

  • Grammar

  • Management

  • Punctuality

  • Reliability

  • Empathy

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Typing

  • Time Management

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Early Childhood Studies

Edge Hill University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Early Childhood Studies

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Early Childhood Studies

University Centre Grimsby

FdEd · 2 Years · Full-time · Grimsby · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 80/80

Early Childhood Studies

City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College)

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Early Childhood Studies

Nottingham Trent University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 13/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/112

Early Childhood Practice

Middlesbrough College

FD · 2 Years · Full-time · Middlesbrough · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Early Childhood Studies

University Centre Rotherham

FdA · 2 Years · Part-time · Worksop · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Early Years Practice

University Centre St Helens

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · St Helens · 02/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

Childhood Studies

Trafford & Stockport College Group

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stockport · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Early Childhood Studies

University of Chichester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chichester · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 96/112

Childhood Studies

University of the West of Scotland

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hamilton · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

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