Flexible Early Years and Family Educator - Rutland Family Hubs
We are currently recruiting to expand our team of flexible Early Years Educators working as part of the team in Rutland providing early years sessions in Rutland Family Hubs and in outreach venues.
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 educators, working in Rutland Family Hub and in local outreach venues with local communities to deliver the high quality early years sessions, 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.
Do you have the passion and commitment to make a difference to a family with children aged 0-5 years?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Business Development projects team as a flexible Early Years and Family Educator.
This role will facilitate high-quality early years sessions as part of Rutland council’s Best Start in Life offer in Rutland Family Hub and local outreach venues supporting the local community.
You would be joining an experienced and dedicated team, working in Rutland Family Hub and in local outreach venues with local communities to deliver the high quality early years sessions, 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.
The successful candidate will have experience in working with families and children aged 0-5 years old.
The Early Years Alliance would provide you with a comprehensive and exciting induction and training with the opportunity to learn new skills and experiences to support your professional development.
Essential Criteria
- 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.
- Good understanding and knowledge of Safeguarding children and young people and relevant safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office including Word, internet and email.
- Knowledge and understanding of early years and childcare tracking systems.
- Commitment to Early Years Alliance aims and strategic objectives.
- Abletodemonstrateanunderstandingandcommitmenttoequal opportunities, inclusion and diversity.
- Willingnessandcommitmenttoundertakefurthertrainingincluding commitment to undertake a Level 3 childcare qualification.
- To work flexibly across the week, including some weekends to meet the needs of Children’s Centre service delivery.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Alliance’s performance standards and values.
- Ability to travel to delivery sites across Lincolnshire.
Benefits
- 28 pro-rata days annual leave
- A comprehensive induction and training support package will be provided to the successful candidate.
- Mileage at 40p per mile from an agreed base
- Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
- Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities.
Hours per week: Flexible
Advert closing date: 2nd November 2026
Interview date: 10th November 2026
All successful applicants will be required to register and subscribe with the DBS Update Service (if you have not already done so) and undertake a new enhanced disclosure and barring check (even if you have an existing DBS Certificate).