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Recruitment

Recruiting the right people is one of the most important factors in delivering high‑quality childcare and early years provision in Wales.

A skilled, motivated and values‑led workforce not only supports children’s learning, development and wellbeing, but also helps settings meet regulatory requirements, strengthen practice, and build trust with families and communities.

Recruitment

Do you need support with recruitment? Here is a guide to recruiting staff for the early years and childcare sector.

From Recruitment to the end of Induction, here you will find a helpful guide. Follow the link to access the Social Care Wales Induction Framework.

Social Care Wales - A Guide to Recruiting Well 

Supporting Childcare Providers with Recruitment 

Flintshire’s Early Years and Family Service is committed to supporting childcare providers with the recruitment of high-quality early years staff. To help promote your vacancies, we have developed a job vacancy template for you to complete. Once received, we can advertise your vacancy through our communication channels, including social media platforms, helping you reach a wider audience of potential candidates.

We encourage you to provide as much detail as possible when completing the template, including information about the role, qualifications required, working hours, employee benefits, and what makes your setting a great place to work. A comprehensive and engaging job advertisement is more likely to attract suitable applicants and help you recruit the right early years practitioners to meet the needs of your setting.

For a copy of the template please email childcare.development@flintshire.gov.uk

Appraisals and Supervision

Appraisals and Supervisions are beneficial to both the practitioner and the management / senior team.

They can create a positive working environment, allows space for regular communication, and can build working relationships. They define clear roles, tasks, rights and responsibilities.

Social Care Wales - Appraisals and Supervision Guidance 

Induction Frameworks

The All Wales Induction Framework for Early Years and Childcare (AWIF) is a tool for managers to assess the skills, knowledge and experience of new workers, and will help you identify, record and plan for their development needs.

Social Care Wales - Induction Framework