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Job description

Early Years the organisation for young children wish to recruit an Early Years Leader to work in Clogher Valley SureStart. The role is permanent, 16 hours per week, Wednesday to Friday. The post holder will 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. .

Responsibilities

• The post holder will innovatively support and extend play experiences to ensure early outcomes are achieved.
• The post holder will be taking the lead in a variety of service delivery within the SureStart project.
• The post holder will work in partnership with families to promote and facilitate positive parenting and the enhancement of the role of parents as 'first educators'.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Two years' experience working in an early years setting.
• One year's experience leading and supervising a team.
• For full list of essential criteria's please see our Job Description.

Desirable Skills

• BA in Early Years Childhood Studies or equivalent.
• Two years previous experience leading, and supervising members of staff gained in an early years setting.

Further Information

Location: Clogher Valley SureStart, 74 Main Street, Augher, BT77 0BG Salary: £26,421 to £28,770 per annum pro rata For further information and an application pack please visit the Early Years website www.early-years.org/careers or contact Human Resources on 028 9038 7905. Closing date: Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 10am. Interview date: Wednesday 29 May 2024. Early Years is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing flexible friendly working conditions. As Protestants and males are currently known to be under-represented in the Organisation, we would particularly welcome applications from these groups.