Early Years Leader

Job location: Kilkeel

Salary: See other information.

Hours: 20

Worktime: See other information.

Closing date: 02/02/2022

Employer: Early Years

Business: Organisation for young children

Address: 6C Wildflower Way

Belfast

Postcode: BT12 6TA

Telephone: 028 90387905

Email: monitoringofficer@early-years.org

Website: http://www.early-years.org

Job Duties: To ensure children attending the SureStart programmes have the best start in life by providing a safe, welcoming, high quality, inclusive early education environment, working to improve the ability to learn, improve health and social development of children, ante-natal to four years of age. The post holder will be taking the lead in a variety of service delivery within the SureStart project.To work in partnership with families to promote and facilitate positive parenting and the enhancement of the role of parents as `first educators'.To innovatively support and extend play experiences to ensure early outcomes are achieved.

Qualifications / Experience: QCF Level 5 Diploma in Childcare Learning and Development (Management) or equivalent or NVQ Level III in Child Care, Learning and Development or equivalent and currently undertaking a course of study that will lead to the above qualification at Point 1 or equivalent within two years from the date of appointment. Two years' experience working in an early-years settingOne years' experience leading and supervising a team.

Application Method: For further information and an application pack please visit the Early Years website: www.early-years.org/careers

Em ployer ref: 22-05

Other Information: Work time: Tuesday: 9am to 5pm, Wednesday/Thursday: 9am to 1pm, Friday: 9am to 1:30pm.Wage: £22,183 to £24,491 pro rata per annum.