Job Details
Job reference: VAC008251; Date posted: 15/05/2026; Application closing date: 01/06/2026; Location: Southmead Children’s Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PW; Salary: BG10: £35,412 – £39,152 pro rata. Contract type: Part time, Permanent. Weekly hours: 22.2.
Responsibilities
You will bring enthusiasm and a clear understanding of the important contribution childminders make to early years provision. You will offer support and constructive challenge to early years practice within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Essential to the role is experience working in a childminding setting and with children and parents, to provide informed guidance on high‑quality childcare and early education, effective partnerships with parents, and business and regulatory requirements. The role offers opportunities to further develop your teaching and early years practice skills. You will support the use of the Bristol Standard and help facilitate and lead childminding groups across the city, working in partnership with colleagues within the Early Years Improvement Team. You will hold a graduate‑level qualification relevant to early years. The position requires flexibility to work some evenings and occasional Saturdays to support the delivery of training, and the ability to travel across the city to visit childminders. You will work in a hybrid way, combining home working with office‑based work from the Early Years Team at Southmead Children’s Centre.
Qualifications & Skills
- Graduate‑level qualification relevant to early years.
- Experience working in a childminding setting, with children and parents.
- Familiarity with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.
- Ability to offer support and constructive challenge to early years practice.
- Flexibility to work some evenings and occasional Saturdays.
- Ability to travel across the city to visit childminders.
Benefits
- Flexible working and flexitime.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Generous annual leave allowance.
Equality & Inclusion
We value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit. We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. The personal information you provide as part of the application will not be visible to hiring managers and will be used confidentially to ensure fair treatment of all candidates.
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