6c Wildflower Way, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT12 6TA United Kingdom
Play Development Team Leader
Clogher Valley SureStart - Augher
Location: Clogher Valley SureStart
Hours: 37 hours per week
Tenure: one year, with possibility of extension
Salary: NJC Scale 6, Point 18-22 (£30,559-£32,654) per annum pro rata
Organisation: Early Years – the organisation for young children
Overview
Join Early Years – the organisation for young children as Play Development Team Leader.
We are committed to fostering growth for both the children and our staff. Joining means an opportunity to enhance your skills, make a meaningful difference, and collaborate with a team that upholds dedication, compassion, and excellence in early years care and education.
Role purpose
As Play Development Team Leader you will support and develop quality community based early years’ services for children ante-natal to four years of age in line with SureStart targets and as directed by the SureStart Project Manager.
You will ensure children attending the SureStart programmes have the best start in life by providing a safe, welcoming, high quality, inclusive early education environment.
The postholder is working to improve the ability to learn, improve health and social development of children, ante-natal to four years of age.
You will work in partnership with families to promote and facilitate positive parenting and the enhancement of the role of parents as ‘first educators’.
The post holder is required to overseeing the implementation, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of a range of high quality SureStart services.
Qualifications and experience
We are looking for people who:
At the closing date have:
1. QCF level 5 in Childcare Learning and Development (Management) or equivalent.
2. Two Years’ experience in leading/managing/supervising staff in a family support, early years, community work or health setting.
3. Significant experience of developing and delivering Early Years play based programme for children and adults gained in a working capacity.
4. Driving license and access to a car.
Additional qualification
1. A BA Hons in Early Year Childhood Studies or equivalent.
How to apply
An information pack containing the job description and personnel specification is available by clicking here. Please note, the information pack will not be available after the job posting closes therefore you may want to download it.
As part of the application process, you will need to demonstrate how you meet the criteria as outlined above and, on the personnel specification, and provide a copy of your CV. Shortlisting will be completed based on the information contained with the application form, therefore it is important to clearly outline how you meet the criteria. Please note that your CV will only be used to support your application in assessing employment history.
Once you begin the application, it must be completed in one session, as there is no option to save and return to it later.
Closing date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Interviews: Thursday 30 October 2025
A reserve list may be held for up to six months for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via email.
Contact details
Email: monitoringofficer@early-years.org
Phone: 028 9038 7905
Equal opportunities
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.
Location Clogher Valley SureStart - Augher
Salary NJC Scale 6, Point 18-22 (£30,559-£32,654) per annum pro rata
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