Part-Time Early Years & Family Educator (Maternity Cover)

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

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.