About this role
Early Years Improvement Officer
Are you a highly motivated early years professional with strong EYFS knowledge, experience of quality practice and a commitment to improving outcomes for children? This is a rewarding opportunity to support a wide range of early years providers, deliver training and contribute to meaningful improvement across the sector.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Early Years Adviser, EYFS Improvement Officer, Early Years Consultant, Early Years Quality Improvement Officer, EYFS Adviser, Early Years Teacher, Nursery Teacher, Reception Teacher, Early Years Training Officer, Early Years Practitioner Trainer
SALARY: £39,865 - £43,270 per annum FTE (£19,932 - £21,635 per annum Actual) + Benefits
LOCATION: Matlock, Derbyshire, East Midlands
JOB TYPE: Part Time, Fixed Term Contract until end of March 2029
WORKING HOURS: 18 hours and 30 minutes per week
JOB OVERVIEW
This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced Early Years professional to use their teaching, coaching and quality improvement skills to support children’s learning and development across a wide range of settings.
As the Early Years Improvement Officer you will provide advice, support and challenge to schools, pre-schools, day nurseries, childminders, wraparound providers and Best Start in Life Family Hubs.
Working as the Early Years Improvement Officer you will help providers improve EYFS practice, curriculum planning, assessment, Ofsted readiness and outcomes for children.
The Early Years Improvement Officer will also develop and deliver training, support early years projects and work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Early Years Improvement Officer include:
Support and Challenge: Provide advice, guidance and constructive challenge to leaders, managers, EYFS teams and practitioners across maintained and non-maintained early years settingsTraining Delivery: Develop and deliver high-quality training and professional development for EYFS practitioners, based on current research and excellent practiceQuality Improvement: Support providers to improve early years provision, strengthen practice and improve outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation StageCurriculum and Assessment: Offer guidance on curriculum planning and assessment to help providers meet the requirements of the EYFS statutory frameworkOfsted Preparation: Provide advice and support to early years providers relating to Ofsted inspections, frameworks and regulationsProject Coordination: Coordinate the development and delivery of early years projects in line with local and national priorities, including the Best Start in Life PlanPartnership Working: Build and maintain strong working relationships with EYFS practitioners, leaders, managers, schools, agencies and colleagues across children’s servicesReporting and Planning: Analyse need, support improvement activity and produce evaluative reports and concise action plans
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Significant experience of teaching in an early years’ education settingQualified Teacher StatusEarly Years Teacher Status or Early Years Professional StatusExperience of supporting early years practitioners to improve practice and outcomesStrong knowledge of the EYFS statutory framework, early years pedagogy, child development, Ofsted frameworks and relevant national policyAbility to analyse need, support improvement activity and manage changeGood coaching, adult teaching and training delivery skillsAbility to write evaluative reports, action plans and other clear professional documentationExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including fluent EnglishConfident IT user with the ability to work flexibly across a range of locationsSelf-motivated, resilient and able to work well as part of a teamReflective, diplomatic and committed to ongoing professional developmentAbility to travel within the County according to service need DESIRABLE
Recent teaching experience in a school nursery or Reception settingExperience of leading EYFS across the age phaseExperience of working in more than one setting or schoolExperience of writing or delivering trainingExperience of working with wider agencies to improve outcomes for childrenGood knowledge of early language and communication development, including practical interventions to improve outcomesGood knowledge and understanding of attachment-led practiceExperience of delivering and evaluating national research or evidence-based early years projects in a school or settingExperience using online platforms to coach and deliver remote training or learning
BENEFITS
Generous annual leave schemeExcellent local government pensionEmployee discounts
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JOB REF: AWDO-C15112
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