Organisation:
Leicestershire County Council Work Location:
County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RF Worker Category:
Hybrid Worker Salary:
£42,498 - £46,344 per annum (pro rata for part time) Working Hours:
29.6 hours per week Contract Type:
Permanent Closing Date:
4th February 2025 Interview Date(s):
13th February 2025 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, well-organised, motivated, and enthusiastic individual to join the Early Years Inclusion and Childcare Service as an Early Years Improvement Advisor. About the Role Develop and support high-quality early years provision across the childcare sector. Provide advice, guidance, and training as set out in the local authority's statutory duty to ensure high-quality provision for pre-schools, day nurseries, and childminders who are judged less than good by Ofsted. Champion the needs of children, particularly the most disadvantaged, ensuring that all children and their families are able to access high-quality early education and childcare. Offer advice and guidance regarding children with SEND, supporting providers to use the graduated approach to assess, plan, do, and review. Signposting to relevant agencies for further support. Lead and implement strategies to enable providers to embed equality and diversity and the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) into their practice. Implement new and existing initiatives and projects as directed. Work closely with other internal local authority services and external partners. Disseminate key safeguarding messages and policies with regard to expectations and local procedures and share information with providers and other stakeholders, to ensure key safeguarding competencies are embedded in practice. The nature of the work will require a flexible approach to working, including out-of-hours, and an ability and willingness to travel to various locations. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post. About You To apply for this post, you must: Hold a relevant level 6 qualification, i.e., qualified teacher, Early Years Professional with outstanding early years practice in the early years sector or a school. Have an excellent understanding of statutory duties and learning relating to the EYFS phase and Early Years SEND code of practice. Have experience of observing and evaluating quality learning and providing feedback as part of the early year's improvement processes. Have a good understanding of equality and diversity and how this should be promoted for the children of Leicestershire. Have effective presentation skills which include good communication skills, both written and oral. Be assertive, confident, and sensitive to the needs of others, and be able to cope with pressure. Have the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and professional partnerships with people from all backgrounds, with the ability to enthuse and motivate others where lived experiences of diverse backgrounds can be shared and celebrated. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Kerry Geever, Early Years Senior Improvement Advisor Email: kerry.geever@leics.gov.uk Telephone: 0116 3056593 Or Jennie Bainbridge, Early Years Improvement Team Manager Email: jennie.bainbridge@leics.gov.uk Telephone: 0116 3053357 How to Apply Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from ethnically diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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Leicestershire County Council Work Location:
County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RF Worker Category:
Hybrid Worker Salary:
£42,498 - £46,344 per annum (pro rata for part time) Working Hours:
29.6 hours per week Contract Type:
Permanent Closing Date:
4th February 2025 Interview Date(s):
13th February 2025 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, well-organised, motivated, and enthusiastic individual to join the Early Years Inclusion and Childcare Service as an Early Years Improvement Advisor. About the Role Develop and support high-quality early years provision across the childcare sector. Provide advice, guidance, and training as set out in the local authority's statutory duty to ensure high-quality provision for pre-schools, day nurseries, and childminders who are judged less than good by Ofsted. Champion the needs of children, particularly the most disadvantaged, ensuring that all children and their families are able to access high-quality early education and childcare. Offer advice and guidance regarding children with SEND, supporting providers to use the graduated approach to assess, plan, do, and review. Signposting to relevant agencies for further support. Lead and implement strategies to enable providers to embed equality and diversity and the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) into their practice. Implement new and existing initiatives and projects as directed. Work closely with other internal local authority services and external partners. Disseminate key safeguarding messages and policies with regard to expectations and local procedures and share information with providers and other stakeholders, to ensure key safeguarding competencies are embedded in practice. The nature of the work will require a flexible approach to working, including out-of-hours, and an ability and willingness to travel to various locations. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post. About You To apply for this post, you must: Hold a relevant level 6 qualification, i.e., qualified teacher, Early Years Professional with outstanding early years practice in the early years sector or a school. Have an excellent understanding of statutory duties and learning relating to the EYFS phase and Early Years SEND code of practice. Have experience of observing and evaluating quality learning and providing feedback as part of the early year's improvement processes. Have a good understanding of equality and diversity and how this should be promoted for the children of Leicestershire. Have effective presentation skills which include good communication skills, both written and oral. Be assertive, confident, and sensitive to the needs of others, and be able to cope with pressure. Have the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships and professional partnerships with people from all backgrounds, with the ability to enthuse and motivate others where lived experiences of diverse backgrounds can be shared and celebrated. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Kerry Geever, Early Years Senior Improvement Advisor Email: kerry.geever@leics.gov.uk Telephone: 0116 3056593 Or Jennie Bainbridge, Early Years Improvement Team Manager Email: jennie.bainbridge@leics.gov.uk Telephone: 0116 3053357 How to Apply Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from ethnically diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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