Celebrating Success 2026: Pre‑16 Student of the Year – Olivia McLauchlan
Pathway to College
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Step into your future in childcare and education
If you want to support children’s development and make a lasting impact, this subject area offers a clear and supportive pathway. We offer programmes from Level 1 through to higher level study, so you can start at the point that is right for you and continue to build your confidence and skills.
Learn by doing
You will begin developing hands on childcare skills from day one through role play, interactive learning and placements. You will study child development, safeguarding and professional practice while applying your learning in real settings.
Our facilities and your support
You will learn in practical nursery style environments with role play equipment, observation and planning tools, first aid resources and digital platforms. This is supported by strong employer links supporting high quality placement opportunities.
Where this could take you?
The early years sector employs around 360,000 people in the UK across nurseries and childcare settings, with continued demand for skilled professionals. You will be prepared to progress into further study or begin your career in childcare and education.
Student Success Stories
Celebrating Success 2026: UEA Student of the Year – Jack Browning
I feel very proud of myself for being able to get to the same pathway, and for the staff who have supported me over the eight years since starting college. I would recommend South Essex Colleges Group to new students with diverse disabilities who wish to study. The staff are welcoming and will help them achieve their goals while helping them develop new skills in courses that interest them. I hope these students can study HE courses in their future.
Celebrating Success 2026: Health and Social Care Student of the Year – Ella Hayes
Health and Social Care
I feel really proud and grateful to have won the award. It means a lot to have my hard work recognised, especially after putting so much effort into my studies and assignments this year. I would recommend South Essex Colleges Group as the tutors are so supportive and friendly, and always willing to help. There are lots of opportunities to learn and gain new skills, no matter what course you want to take.
Celebrating Success 2026: Early Years Student of the Year – Hope Kay
Education and Early Years T Level
Thurrock felt different from school, and I was excited for that. The best thing about my course is the tutors as I love learning. I love that it’s a T Level and I got to go on placement, so it’s not just college, it’s real experience. It’s been amazing because it’s landed me a job in a nursery in Corringham. The college picked the placement, and I wouldn’t have had that experience or job without them. I would definitely recommend the college and have recommended it to my friends.
Celebrating Success 2026: Health & Social Care Student of the Year and SECG Overall Student of the Year – Thomas Cauchi
I am very inspired by winning the award, and am grateful for the college for the achievement. I chose to study T levels, as its academic and work placement based, as when I get to uni a large proportion is communication is a massive barrier, Booksmart is important but so is communication. I am a hands on learner, so having both the academic and work experience was ideal for me.
Celebrating Success 2026: Early Years Student of the Year – Chloe O’Keefe
I am really excited to win the award. The course is absolutely amazing, and the sense of community is wonderful. I now work at a nursery, and the course has 100% prepared me with all the skills I need for working in the sector.
Jade Jackson-Byrne
BA (Hons) Counselling
I felt supported as a single person, as a single mother and as a mature student to take on this challenge, being local was important too.
Jess Fleming
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education, Early Years Care and Education BA (Hons)
Everything changed when I spoke to SECG for careers advice. I was invited to meet with the Early Years programme lead, and after that conversation, I felt inspired to take a leap and start my degree. It felt like the opportunity had found me rather than the other way around.
Steph Ruler
Early Years Care and Education BA (Hons)
Everything changed when Steph arrived at university and spoke openly about her challenges. With the support of her tutor, she was able to access the help she needed, marking a turning point in her journey.
Sammy Tyler
Early Years Care and Education BA (Hons)
Sammy’s role clearly demonstrates how the core principles developed during her degree, such as structured support, observation and resilience, can be applied in leadership and strategic roles.
Leah Horton
Early Years Care and Education BA (Hons)
I chose to study at South Essex Colleges Group because it allowed me to commute from home, which made a big difference to my confidence and wellbeing. The course also aligned with the career I had originally planned to pursue, and the positive feedback I saw about it reassured me that I was making the right choice.
Jennifer Muttock
Early Years Care and Education BA (Hons)
Jennifer credits her time at University Centre South Essex with helping her recognise her potential. Her lecturers saw leadership qualities in her early on and supported her development. That foundation of confidence and self-belief has enabled her to progress into a role where she now supports others to grow.
Celebrating Success 2026: Early Years Student of the Year – Chloe O’Keefe
I am really excited to win the award. The course is absolutely amazing, and the sense of community is wonderful. I now work at a nursery, and the course has 100% prepared me with all the skills I need for working in the sector.
Celebrating Success 2026: Early Years Student of the Year – Hope Kay
Education and Early Years T Level
Thurrock felt different from school, and I was excited for that. The best thing about my course is the tutors as I love learning. I love that it’s a T Level and I got to go on placement, so it’s not just college, it’s real experience. It’s been amazing because it’s landed me a job in a nursery in Corringham. The college picked the placement, and I wouldn’t have had that experience or job without them. I would definitely recommend the college and have recommended it to my friends.
Our Courses
Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for the Early Years Practitioner (Diploma)
Level 1 Certificate in Health and Care
T Level Education & Early Years
Level 1 Certificate in Caring For Children
BA (Hons) Special Educational Needs and Disability Studies - Part Time
BA (Hons) Special Educational Needs and Disability Studies - Full Time
Higher National Diploma in Healthcare Professions Support (HTQ)
BA (Hons) Early Years Care and Education
iLearn Supporting Special Education Needs (Children & Adults)
iStudy Understanding Autism Level 2 Certificate (Online)
iStudy Specific Learning Difficulties Level 2 Certificate (Online)
iLearn Working with Children and Young People
Access to HE (Higher Education) Diploma (Social Work) (Online)
Access to HE (Higher Education) Diploma (Nursing) (Online)
Access to HE (Higher Education) Diploma (Midwifery) (Online)
Access to HE (Higher Education) Diploma (Nursing & Midwifery)
Helping shape your career pathway
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Primary Education Teaching Professionals
£34,380
Entry Level Salary
£41,654
Average Salary
£57,384.62
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
- Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
- Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches a range of subjects.
Nursery Education Teaching Professionals
£29,250
Entry Level Salary
£32,110.07
Average Salary
£47,371.01
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Observes and assesses students and discusses their progress with parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Supervises and cares for children, provides a secure learning environment and ensures their health and safety is maintained during all activities.
- Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
- Prepares and delivers lessons in accordance with early years foundation stages curriculum and encourages and stimulates children's learning.
Special and Additional Needs Education Teaching Professionals
£20,610
Entry Level Salary
£41,242.92
Average Salary
£60,844.43
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Discusses student’s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.
- Updates and maintains students’ records to monitor development and progress.
- Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
- Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
- Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student’s needs.
- Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student’s disability.
- Assesses student’s abilities, identifies student’s needs and devises curriculum and rota of teaching duties accordingly.
- Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.
Teaching Assistants
£22,194
Entry Level Salary
£20,255.99
Average Salary
£28,266.69
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.
- Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work.
- Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities.
- Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories.
- Looks after lesson materials such as paper, pencils and crayons.
- Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.
Educational Support Assistants
£22,086
Entry Level Salary
£19,673.66
Average Salary
£29,579.93
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
- Attends to child’s physical needs.
- Helps and encourages child to communicate.
- Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
- Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
- Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
- Supports schoolwork under teacher’s supervision.
Childminders
£20,178
Entry Level Salary
£20,377.80
Average Salary
£30,806.39
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Complies with regulations set by OFSTED and their inspection requirements.
- Maintains appropriate records of children’s development.
- Takes older children to and from school.
- Takes children to participate in play groups or on appropriate outings.
- Provides, supervises and participates in children’s indoor and outdoor play activities to promote their development.
- Plans, prepares and serves children’s meals and supervises children during meals.
- Changes babies’ nappies and clothes as necessary and makes up bottles for feeds.
Playworkers
£17,496
Entry Level Salary
£6,791.44
Average Salary
£15,791.90
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Liaises with parents, carers and colleagues and keeps appropriate records.
- Puts away equipment and cleans premises after use.
- Organises and supervises children’s activities in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, deals accordingly with injuries and emergencies.
- Organises and supervises children on excursions.
- Encourages children’s independence, self-confidence and social interaction.
- Provides play areas and prepares materials for a wide range of children’s activities.
- Supervises children’s games and encourages the development of physical, social and language skills.
Houseparents and Residential Wardens
£25,740
Entry Level Salary
£25,882.09
Average Salary
£38,861.41
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Keeps records and writes reports.
- Maintains contact and discusses problems/progress with other staff and social workers.
- Establishes and maintains contact with members of the neighbouring community and/or the residents’ family and friends.
- May provide one-to-one counselling or group therapy.
- Manage the household (domestic duties).
- Ensures that students attend school regularly.
- Ensures that all material needs of residents are provided and endeavours to resolve any problems that they may have.
- Plans and participates in games and leisure activities to encourage emotional, social, physical and intellectual development.
- Creates friendly, secure atmosphere and tries to gain the trust and confidence of those in the home or under supervision.
School Midday and Crossing Patrol Occupations
£21,276
Entry Level Salary
£4,048.82
Average Salary
£11,564.92
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Directs children to cross the road when safe.
- Signals approaching traffic to stop by using hand signals and school crossing signs.
- Waits for a safe gap in traffic and walks to the centre of road.
- Meets children wanting to cross the road and directs them to wait at the kerb.
- Assists young children with feeding, dressing, washing and toiletry activities.
- Cares for sick children and administers first aid if necessary.
- Supervises the playground activities of children during meal and break times.
Generalist Medical Practitioners
£37,944
Entry Level Salary
£65,789.13
Average Salary
£105,144.46
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Supervises the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers.
- Prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials.
- Refers patient to specialist where necessary and liaises with specialist.
- Supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action.
- Administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases.
- Diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment.
- Examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results.
Specialist Medical Practitioners
£67,878
Entry Level Salary
£69,923.18
Average Salary
£133,843.90
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Takes overall responsibility for, supervises and directs the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers.
- Prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials.
- Performs specialist medical tasks such as surgery, anaesthetisation and diagnostic or interventional radiology.
- Provides specialist advice to generalist medical practitioners or other specialists.
- Supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action.
- Administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases.
- Diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment/surgery.
- Examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results.
Midwifery Nurses
£28,206
Entry Level Salary
£44,775.83
Average Salary
£65,432.71
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Delivers lectures and other forms of training in midwifery practice.
- Plans and manages midwifery care services.
- Supervises more junior staff and directs the work of the midwifery unit.
- Advises on baby care, exercise, diet and family planning issues.
- Monitors recovery of mother in postnatal period and supervises the nursing of premature and other babies requiring special attention.
- Delivers babies in normal births and assists doctors with difficult deliveries.
- Monitors condition and progress of patient and baby throughout pregnancy.
Registered Community Nurses
£30,366
Entry Level Salary
£31,654
Average Salary
£46,257.25
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Plays an educational role for patients and families, helping to develop rehabilitation routines and advising on how to care for their condition in everyday life, disease prevention and nutrition.
- Manages own case load.
- Assists medical doctors in conducting examinations and other medical procedures.
- Administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment.
- Provides basic care and monitors patients' general health such as blood pressure or body temperature.
- Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services within a community care setting.
Registered Specialist Nurses
£35,460
Entry Level Salary
£48,666
Average Salary
£71,117.57
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Delivers lectures, and other forms of formal training relating to nursing practice.
- Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
- Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc. and liaises with hospital board/management on issues concerning nursing policy.
- Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff.
- Gives consultations with patients and their families to explain a patient's condition and possible treatments.
- Consults with and provides guidance to other nurses and healthcare professionals within their specialism.
- Provides specialist care in their area of expertise, assesses patients, determines treatments and conducts a variety of medical procedures.
Registered Nurse Practitioners
£24,894
Entry Level Salary
£41,201
Average Salary
£58,269.87
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
- Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff.
- Monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment.
- Interviews and diagnoses patients, orders tests and interprets results and determines appropriate treatments.
- Manages own case load.
- Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients.
Registered Mental Health Nurses
£25,632
Entry Level Salary
£40,980.87
Average Salary
£59,886.98
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Provides information to patients and their families about a patient's condition, how to manage it and possible treatments.
- Works with other mental health professionals.
- Administers drugs and gives other forms of treatment.
- Monitors patient’s progress, encourages patients to participate in different therapies.
- Participates in the preparation for physical and psychological treatment of patients with mental health conditions.
- Provides day to day support for and, in some cases, physical care for patients with a variety of mental health conditions.
Registered Children's Nurses
£25,074
Entry Level Salary
£34,986.49
Average Salary
£51,127.15
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
- Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, and nutrition.
- Works with parents to explain procedures and health conditions and to help them care for children when they return home.
- Administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment.
- Monitors children's progress, including the interpretation of the behaviour of young children too young to communicate.
- Manages own case load.
- Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients.
Other Registered Nursing Professionals
£26,874
Entry Level Salary
£36,385
Average Salary
£54,245.55
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Teach nursing professionals clinical skills, patient care methods, and best collaboration practices.
- Informs and advises patients and their relatives on their health problems and how to care for themselves.
- Cares for the physical and emotional wellbeing of patients in their care.
- Monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment.
- Manages own case load.
- Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients.
Paramedics
£29,034
Entry Level Salary
£42,870.04
Average Salary
£63,554.68
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Briefs other medical staff when handing over the patient, and completes patient report forms describing the patient’s condition and any treatment provided.
- Transports and accompanies patients who either require or potentially require skilled treatment whilst travelling.
- Resuscitates and/or stabilises patient using relevant techniques, equipment and drugs.
- Assesses the nature of injuries, provides first aid treatment and ascertains appropriate method of conveying patient.
- Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to respond to calls for assistance at accidents, emergencies and other incidents.
Social Workers
£30,834
Entry Level Salary
£42,179
Average Salary
£54,182.45
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Participates in training and supervision.
- Gives evidence in court.
- Keeps case records, prepares reports and participates in team meetings.
- Organises support and develops care plans to address service users’ needs.
- Arranges for further counselling or assistance in the form of financial or material help.
- Undertakes and writes up assessments to specified standards.
- Interviews individuals and groups to assess and review the nature and extent of difficulties.
- Liaises with other health and social care professionals and agencies to identify those in need and at risk within the local community.
Medical and Dental Technicians
£23,130
Entry Level Salary
£32,774
Average Salary
£48,630.91
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Takes samples for clinical examination.
- Performs related medical tasks including treating hair and scalp disorders and conducting tests on glaucoma patients.
- Measures patients for, and fits them with, surgical appliances, hearing aids and artificial limbs.
- Makes dentures, crowns, bridges, orthodontic and other dental appliances according to individual patient requirements.
- Undertakes scaling and polishing of teeth, applies medicaments, carries out post-operative hygiene work and advises on preventative dentistry.
- Operates equipment to diagnose and record or treat hearing, heart, brain, lung and kidney ailments.
Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants
£20,484
Entry Level Salary
£23,575
Average Salary
£33,952.91
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.
- Assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility.
- Distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks.
- Prepares patient for examination and treatment.
- Performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients’ temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood samples.
Ambulance Staff (Excluding Paramedics)
£18,036
Entry Level Salary
£30,782.29
Average Salary
£46,218.96
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Checks and maintains vehicles to ensure they are roadworthy.
- Replenishes medical supplies in ambulance as necessary.
- Cleans and disinfects ambulance after use and carries out routine care of ambulance equipment.
- Ascertains nature of injuries and provides first aid treatment.
- Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to transport patients to hospitals or other treatment centres and homes.
- Helps patients into and out of ambulance.
Care Workers and Home Carers
£21,618
Entry Level Salary
£21,256
Average Salary
£34,157.78
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc..
- Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
- Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
- Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
- Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
- Assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing.
- Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required.
- Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
Senior Care Workers
£22,086
Entry Level Salary
£28,456
Average Salary
£39,070.56
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
- Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
- Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
- Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
- Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
- Assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing.
- Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required.
- Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
- Responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care workers.
- Takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty.
- Routinely oversees and monitors care workers and home carers.
Higher Education Teaching Professionals
£36,198
Entry Level Salary
£45,885.62
Average Salary
£79,270.47
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Undertakes research, writes articles and books and attends conferences and other meetings.
- Directs the work of postgraduate students.
- Participates in decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, departmental and other matters.
- Provides pastoral care or guidance to students.
- Advises students on academic matters and encourages independent research.
- Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
- Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Higher Level Teaching Assistants
£22,536
Entry Level Salary
£22,613.47
Average Salary
£32,532.24
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.
- Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work.
- Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities.
- Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories.
- Manages and supports other teaching assistants.
- Assess, record and report on pupils' progress.
- Gives lessons to classes and individual students independently of the teacher.
- Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.
- Assists with development of lesson plans and materials.
Secondary Education Teaching Professionals
£37,728
Entry Level Salary
£44,406
Average Salary
£60,834.19
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline.
- Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
- Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects.
Teaching Professionals
£17,298
Entry Level Salary
£20,357.94
Average Salary
£48,428.82
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups.
- Manages/owns and teaches in private drama, music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments.
- Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.
Further Education Teaching Professionals
£26,550
Entry Level Salary
£35,048.55
Average Salary
£53,395.07
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content.
- Assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables.
- Arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students.
- Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
- Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Child and Early Years Officers
£23,274
Entry Level Salary
£28,660
Average Salary
£41,876.91
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- 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.
Early Education and Childcare Practitioners
£21,150
Entry Level Salary
£21,371
Average Salary
£30,897.93
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Promotes and leads physical activities and children’s games, play, creativity, and problem solving .
- Provides a secure and supportive environment and supervises young children at mealtimes .
- Coordinates nurturing care in bathing, dressing, preparation of feeds, feeding babies, and in changing babies and toddlers clothing whenever necessary .
- Supervises and supports other early education and childcare workers .
- Communicates with parents, colleagues and external professionals on children’s development and health and well-being .
- Leads on preparing children for transitions to different settings, including school. .
- Identifies and responds to health and safety issues .
- Coordinates observation and assessment on children’s play, development and learning.
- Plans children’s day and activities and leads on social, language and numerical development .
Early Education and Childcare Assistants
£22,914
Entry Level Salary
£18,185
Average Salary
£27,491.39
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Communicates with parents and colleagues on children’s development and well-being.
- Reads stories, organises counting games to help develop language and number skills.
- Plans and organises games and other activities and supervises children’s play.
- Supervises young children at mealtimes.
- Baths, dresses, prepares feed for and feeds babies, changes babies clothing whenever necessary.
- May work under the supervision of more experienced practitioners.
Education Managers
£30,204
Entry Level Salary
£44,615
Average Salary
£81,085.13
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.
- Assists with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities.
- Organises examinations, invigilation and any security procedures required.
- Drafts and interprets regulations, deals with queries and complaints procedures and coordinates and maintains quality assurance procedures.
- Acts as secretary to statutory and other bodies/committees associated with the educational establishment.
- Controls administrative aspects of student admission, registration and graduation.
- Leads or contributes to decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, disciplinary and other matters.
- Provides administrative support to the academic team.
- Considers staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.
Education Advisers and School Inspectors
£27,144
Entry Level Salary
£42,005.07
Average Salary
£76,341.74
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Prepares reports on schools concerning teaching standards, educational standards being achieved, the spiritual, moral and social development of pupils, resource management etc.
- Observes teaching, assesses learning level and discusses any apparent faults with teachers, heads of department and head teachers.
- Arranges for the provision of school medical and meals services.
- Verifies that school buildings are adequately maintained.
- Appoints and controls teaching staff.
- Plans and advises on the provision of special schools for children with physical or learning disabilities.
- Advises on all aspects of education and ensures that all statutory educational requirements are being met.
Youth and Community Workers
£20,016
Entry Level Salary
£27,160
Average Salary
£39,034.29
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Helps set up credit unions, encourages parents to establish playgroups, works with other groups to find solutions to shared concerns or problems.
- Advises individuals with particular needs or problems through informal discussion, individual counselling or formal group discussion.
- Liaises and supports voluntary workers running groups in village halls, churches, mosques and other places of worship.
- Undertakes the day-to-day running of community centres and supervises the activities of part-time and voluntary workers.
- Organises social, recreational and educational activities in local community and youth groups.
Housing Officers
£22,968
Entry Level Salary
£25,709
Average Salary
£36,948.92
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Works closely with other agencies such as social services departments and welfare rights groups.
- Supports tenants’ groups.
- Deals with payment of rents and arrears, arranges for legal action where necessary.
- Refers tenants to appropriate sources of benefits and welfare.
- Ensures that special needs accommodation is suited to the needs of particular groups such as the elderly and disabled, and that statutory requirements for providing accommodation are met.
- Carries out regular inspections of properties to assess and ensure they are in a good state of repair.
- Interviews prospective tenants and allocates properties to waiting list applicants.
- Oversees the day-to-day running of rented properties including arranging for the signing of leases, rent collection and maintenance work.
Counsellors
£21,132
Entry Level Salary
£25,763
Average Salary
£37,026.53
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Keeps accurate and confidential records.
- Refers to other appropriate sources of help.
- Presents different perspectives to the problem areas identified.
- Encourages clients to discuss their feelings in relation to their problems, aiming to ensure that an understanding of the issues is achieved.
- Meets clients face-to-face, working either one-to-one or with couples or families, or by telephone or internet.
Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals
£21,006
Entry Level Salary
£26,868
Average Salary
£37,710
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Performs pastoral care duties, preaches sermons and conducts some services in accordance with the relevant faith or denomination.
- Keeps up to date with legislation.
- Maintains records and compiles reports on clients.
- Helps to put together care plans and follows professional’s care plans.
- Organises day, residential and home care services.
- Assists and liaises with professionals in social work, the probation service and related welfare areas.
- Advises individuals and families experiencing problems about available resources to assist them.
- Advises on rights and entitlements in relation to benefits, health, discrimination and welfare.
Dental Nurses
£22,194
Entry Level Salary
£22,225
Average Salary
£33,370.36
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Maintains records, processes and mounts x-ray films and undertakes reception duties.
- Removes water and saliva from patient’s mouth during treatment.
- Assists with minor treatment, such as preparing materials for fillings.
- Hands required equipment and medication to dentist during examination.
- Prepares and sterilises instruments and follows guidelines to maintain sterile conditions within the surgery.
- Prepares patient for examination.
Other Health Professionals
£26,424
Entry Level Salary
£30,820.82
Average Salary
£45,422.31
Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Provides prosthetic devices to patients and advises on rehabilitation.
- Conducts specialised diagnostic tests for a variety of health conditions and advise on treatment.
- Diagnoses and treats patients with a variety of hearing-related problems.
- Conducts medical education relevant to specialism and provides team leadership and supervision.
- Operate heart-lung machines during surgical procedures.
- Provides high level support within surgical teams before, during and after surgery.
- Provides expert technical and technological support in the delivery of critical care.