Early Years and Family Educator

Early Years Alliance; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (+8 bank holidays

Birthday leave

Enhanced sickness pay

Pension scheme (employer and employee)

Employee and mental health support (E‑

Job summary

Early Years Alliance is recruiting for an Early Years and Family Educator to work across Sleaford and surrounding communities, delivering high-quality, engaging sessions for children and families. You will support child development, early learning, health outcomes and positive parenting within an integrated team.

The role includes planning and evaluating sessions, promoting parental engagement, and collaborating with health services to support antenatal and postnatal care.

Qualifications

• Proven effective communication skills and the ability to write clearly with professionals and teams.
• Experience of a successful multi-agency approach with professionals and early help teams.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and relevant safeguarding processes.
• Knowledge of EYFS, child development and how children learn through play.
• Understanding of Children's Centres aims and national developments for children 0-5 years.

Responsibilities

• To provide high-quality educational and fun sessions for children in their early years and their families to support child development, early learning, positive health outcomes and positive parenting, including emotional literacy.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate all sessions to engage parents in their children’s learning and wellbeing and help them reach or exceed expected development levels for school readiness.
• To track progress of vulnerable or delayed children in partnership with other early years settings and EYFS-framework aligned.
• To work as part of an integrated early years team to provide seamless support for families and coordinate with health providers for antenatal/postnatal care.
• To support families in Lincolnshire to access the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and health and wellbeing checks through partnership with the Children’s Health 0-19 Service.

Skills

Communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Safeguarding knowledge

EYFS knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 2 / Early Years qualification

Health and social care degree

Early Years Teacher Status

Job description

About The Role

We are currently recruiting for a new and exciting position of an Early Years and Family Educator working in Sleaford and surrounding communities. Do you have the passion and commitment to make a difference to a family’s life? You would be joining an experienced and dedicated team of early years and family educators, working across Lincolnshire children’s centres and local communities to deliver the new Early Years and Family Service, supporting all children to have the best start in life. This is an exciting opportunity to work with children and families providing high quality fun and educational sessions, while supporting child development, early learning, positive health outcomes and positive parenting, including emotional literacy and working as part of an integrated early years team. The Early Years Alliance would provide you with exciting training and the opportunity to learn new skills and experiences to support your professional development.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees
• Additional annual leave for long service
• Enhanced sickness pay.
• Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
• Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well-being.
• Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
• A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
• A dedicated mental health First Aider to support your mental well-being.
• Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.

Main duties of the role

• To provide high-quality educational and fun sessions for children in their early years and their families to support child development, early learning, positive health outcomes and positive parenting, including emotional literacy.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate all sessions and activities to encourage the engagement of parents in their children’s learning, development and wellbeing in their early years to have the greatest opportunity of reaching or exceeding their expected level of development and be ready for school.
• To track the progress of vulnerable and identified children who are delayed with their development, in partnership with other early years settings the child may be attending and in accordance with the EYFS Framework.
• To work as part of an integrated early years team alongside other professionals so families can access seamless support to meet their different needs within their local communities and support parents to access effective antenatal and postnatal care through partnership working with health providers.
• To support parents/carers of Lincolnshire children to access their child’s Healthy Child Programme (HCP) mandated checks and support their child’s physical and emotional health and wellbeing through health promotion and partnership working with the Children’s Health 0-19 Service.

Essential Criteria

• NVQ Level 2 in Early Years Care and Education or equivalent qualification, or a health and social care degree level with relevant early years and childcare modules, or Early Years Teacher Status.
• Experience, knowledge and understanding of child development, EYFS and how children learn through play, talk and discovery.
• Proven effective communication skills – able to communicate effectively in person and in writing, with professionals, staff, early help and social care teams and other organisations.
• Experience of a successful multi-agency approach with professionals, early help teams, social care teams and other early years settings.
• Knowledge of the aims, objectives and ethos of Children’s Centres and other national developments of services for children aged 0-5 years.
• Good understanding and knowledge of Safeguarding children and young people and relevant safeguarding processes and procedures.

Notes/Brief For HR Recruitment

This is a maternity cover role for up to one year.

Hours per week: 25

Weeks per year: 52

Closing date: 10th November 2026

Interview date: 20th November 2026

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