Job Details
- Directorate: People Children – Education and Inclusion
- Pay Level: £27,920 to £29,694 (term time only, fully inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance)
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Working Hours: Full and part-time hours available
Locations
- Monksfield Way Children’s Centre: Monday – Friday, 8:45 – 15:15 (Term time only)
- Yew Tree Rad Children’s Centre: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:45 – 16:15 (Term time only)
- Romsey Close Best Start Family Hub: Monday – Friday, 11:45 – 15:15 (All year)
- Location: Best Start Family Hubs and Children’s Centres
Closing date for applications: 5th June 2026
Responsibilities
You will work as part of a multi‑agency team within a Best Start Family Hub and Children’s Centre, ensuring children are happy, safe, loved and thriving. As an early years practitioner, you will deliver high‑quality early years provision that promotes and supports the needs of all children through effective, holistic care and education in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). You will develop professional relationships with multi‑agency services and parents/carers to ensure continuity of care for children. The Assistant Early Years Officer role sits within our early years provision.
Legal and Safeguarding
All applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK. If appointed, all posts will be subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks.
Benefits
- 26 days annual leave (not including bank holidays); rising to 30 days between 2–5 years’ service and 33 days after 5 years’ service.
- The Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Well‑being initiatives and membership of employee networks.
- Tax‑free childcare and childcare services.
- Seasonal loan ticket to help with the cost of rail/bus journey to and from work.
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