Apply Now Join Our Team at Strabane Sure Start! Position: Early Years Co-Ordinator Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time (20 hours per week) Location: Strabane Sure Start, Melmount Rd, Strabane BT82 9BT ( Travel to other Sure Start sites will be required ) Salary: EY (DEY2) - £31,512-£38,340 FTE About Strabane Sure Start Strabane Sure Start is a vibrant, multidisciplinary service that supports children aged 0-4 and their families across a wide geographical area. With a dedicated team of around 44 staff, we deliver a range of early intervention programmes designed to improve outcomes for young children and their families. Role Overview As Early Years Co-Ordinator, you will play a key role in supporting and supervising outreach crche and Developmental Programme staff for 2-3 year olds. You will: Facilitate team meetings and provide regular supervision Contribute to service planning, review, and development Support the Children's Services Manager in overall service management Develop and facilitate new programmes in rural areas Essential Criteria To be considered for an interview, you must demonstrate that you meet the following: NVQ Level 5 in Childcare Learning and Development or Advanced Practice in Working with Children and Families (or above) Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams Experience supervising staff, volunteers, or students (1:1 or group) Experience applying safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures Experience working directly with children aged 0-4 and their families Pre-Employment Requirements Enhanced Access NI with Child Barred List Check 'Fit person' interview with Social Services Additional Information Flexibility is essential. Applicants must be willing to work hours that meet the needs of the service. Closing Date: Midnight 19 August 2025 Contact: Ready to make a difference in the lives of young children and their families? Apply now and become part of a passionate team committed to early years development A waiting list will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise for a period of up to 12 months Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT and Disabled candidates. Our basis and values Apply Now Reference number: 21537 Location: Strabane Family Centre Contract type: Permanent Hours: 20 Salary: FTE Closing Date: 19 August 2025 Interview Date: 26th August 2025 Loading Enlarge Map Benefits Discounts at 100's of retailers Employee suggestion scheme Company pension Employee Assistance Programme Find out more Vacancy Alerts Create an alert subscription based on this vacancy Create Alert Subscription Additional Info Documents Barnardo's Workplace Offer Visual (27.58 KB) Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy Dec 2024.pdf (164.07 KB) Western Locality EYC JDPS - Under (236.04 KB) Access NI Revised Privacy Notice 3 May 2018.pdf (341.30 KB) AccessNI Revised Code of (67.70 KB) NI Disclosure and Storage Policy - updated May 2018.pdf (53.07 KB) Additional Information EYC Aug 2025.pdf (58.30 KB) Share this advert