Job Description

Early Years Development Officer A rare opportunity to be part of a small team supporting Early Years settings in North Lincolnshire.


The role of the Early Years Development Officer is to ensure high-quality early education and care through monitoring, evaluating, supporting and where necessary challenge for all types of Early Years Providers (Nurseries, Pre-schools, Childminders, Out of School Clubs and School Nurseries) across North Lincolnshire.


As Development Officer you will build relationships and work in partnership with settings and professionals in specific localities across North Lincolnshire.


The main responsibilities include:

To provide advice, support and training to practitioners and managers to enhance their knowledge and skills in delivering high quality inclusive early education. To provide a high level of support and challenge to settings who are at risk/or have not achieved a good or outstanding Ofsted judgement. To take a lead across the early years team on leadership and management in settings, providing training and where needed more intensive support. This includes supporting owners and committee's with recruitment and induction of new managers and practitioners. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children by promoting best practice in safeguarding systems and procedures within early years settings. Developing and supporting in partnership action plans to address areas of identified weakness and promoting best practice. Contributing to the development and implementation of early years policies and statutory requirements. Effectively communicating with practitioners and managers as well as other stakeholders, building positive relationships to facilitate continuous improvement. Applicants are required to have: Level 3 Early Years Qualification, with effective communication and report writing skills. Experience of working within and across a variety of early years education and childcare settings at a supervisory or managerial level, in order to give advice on and maintain the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework. In-depth knowledge of child development and experience in meeting individual children's developmental needs, including good knowledge of the early years assessment principles and practice. Candidates should have an in depth knowledge of the EYFS and OFSTED frameworks, with experience of challenging underperformance and improving the quality of provision. Comprehensive safeguarding knowledge and understanding.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Nicola Raines, Early Years Manager Sufficiency and Quality, Tel: 01724 298298 or email. Nicola.raines@northlincs.gov.uk



The Council


We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire; we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity, and self-responsibility - in all that we do.



Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.