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Flexible Early Years and Family Educator, Lincolnshire
Client: Early Years Alliance
Location: Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: f3837b50aaf4
Job Views: 9
Posted: 25.08.2025
Expiry Date: 09.10.2025
Job Description:
We are currently recruiting to expand our team of flexible Early Years and Family Educators working as part of the Early Years and Family Service in Boston, South Holland, East Lindsey, West Lindsey, North and South Kesteven, and Lincoln.
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.
* 28 pro-rata days annual leave
* Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
* Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities.
* A comprehensive induction and training support package will be provided to the successful candidate.
* 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.
* NVQ 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.
A comprehensive induction and support package will be provided to the successful candidate.
Mileage from an agreed base is paid at 35p per mile.
Hours per week: As and when required
Weeks per year: 52
Virtual interview date: To be confirmed
Note: Our virtual interviews take place via Microsoft Teams. You may need to download this prior to your interview.
All successful applicants will be required to register and subscribe with the DBS Update Service (if not already done) and undertake a new enhanced disclosure and barring check (even if you have an existing DBS Certificate).
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