| Position | Early Years Leader |
| Posted | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Expired | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Company | Early Years the organisation for young children |
| Location | Dungannon | GB |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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Join Early Years the organisation for young children as Early Years Leader
Location:Dungannon and Coalisland Sure Start
Hours: 30 hours per week Monday to Thursday 08:30am to 04:30pm.
Tenure:Permanent
Salary:Point 12-17(£29,290.62 - £31,714.79) per annum pro rata
Do you have a passion for making a meaningful impact in early childhood education?
Do you believe in the power of play to unlock potential?
Be part of our team and help shape the futures of children by fostering growth and learning through purposeful opportunities.
At Early Years, 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.
In return, Early Years provides a comprehensive rewards package, including a competitive salary, 36 days of annual leave (pro-rata), inclusive of statutory/public holidays, a contributory pension scheme, options to purchase additional leave, and access to healthcare schemes.
The role
As Early Years Leader, 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, working to improve the ability to learn, improve health and social development of children, ante-natal to four years of age. The post holder will be taking the lead in a variety of service delivery within the SureStart project.
You will work in partnership with families to promote and facilitate positive parenting and the enhancement of the role of parents as first educators.
As post holder you will innovatively support and extend play experiences to ensure early outcomes are achieved.
We're looking for people who:
At the closing date have:
Essential criteria
1.
a. NVQ Level III in Child Care Learning and Development and QCF Level 5 Diploma in Childcare Learning and Development (Management) OR currently undertaking a course of study that will lead to a level 5 qualification within two years from the date of appointment.
OR
b. BA (Hons) degree in Early Years or equivalent.
2. Two years experience working with young children in a group-based setting (paid/voluntary experience is acceptable (Please note student placements cannot be considered as part of the 2-year experience criteria)).
3. One years experience leading and supervising a team.
Desirable criteria
1. Two years previous experience leading and supervising members of staff gained in an early years setting.
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Theclosing date for receipt of completed applications is Tuesday 23 June 2026.
For shortlisted applicants it is anticipated that interviews will take place onThursday 9 July 2026.
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.
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