Job Description

Early Years Education Partner

Permanent,Full Time

£41,514 to £48,841 Per Annum

Location:Braintree

Working Style:Community-based worker

Closing Date: 24th March 2025

The Opportunity

The Early Years Education Partner role will support the implementation of Essex County Council's (ECC) School Readiness Strategy by ensuring that children get the 'Best Start in Life' by ensuring children are ready for school, access high quality early years and childcare provision across the Private Voluntary Independent (PVI) sector (pre-schools, day nurseries, childminders, out of school clubs) and maintained sector (nursery schools, nursery and reception classes in Primary/Infant/Academy schools).

The role will work with settings receiving support to enable effective partnership working between PVI, school provision, parents and key stakeholders.Facilitating partnership working between all relevant teams and partners; developing and maintaining robust working relationships between PVI, school provision and Family Hubs to enable early intervention and improved early language and communication skills, leading to increased 'school readiness' and improved outcomes for all children particularly SEND, FEEE2 and Early Years Pupil Premium Disadvantaged pupils.

Accountabilities

• Ensure compliance with the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, taking responsibility for promoting effective implementation and delivery working directly with PVIs, schools and other key professionals and partnerships across the sector.
• Develop and deliver high level support packages to all provision requiring urgent support for EYFS.
• Provide an informed perspective in relation to child development, teaching and learning to ensure 0-5 year olds are able to access sufficient quality provision, including a focus on the Home Learning Environments, effective transitions, early intervention and improved early language and communication skills
• Increase the knowledge and understanding of Early Language and Communication for all those working with children 0-5, with a focus on closing the word gap and the impact on the quality of provision.
• Lead effective collaboration within local communities and cross sector EYCC provision, to identify solutions and prevention strategies. Facilitating targeted interventions for providers, in liaison with Education colleagues and ECC teams, such as Social Care, and key partners, such as Health to provide integrated, targeted multi-agency working to raise outcomes for children.
• Analyse relevant data sets and formulate action plans for high level targeted support, to ensure intervention measures are tailored appropriately to raise attainment and outcomes for all children, but with a specific focus on narrowing the gap for vulnerable groups, such as SEND, FEEE2 and EYPP .
• Provide support to the School Effectiveness team which enables the Local Authority to fulfil its statutory function of moderation.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Requires either Qualified Teacher status, Early Years degree, equivalent qualification and/or equivalent experience, which includes a substantial emphasis on child development 0-5 years.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Deep knowledge of EYFS and effective implementation in a range of early years and child care settings, supporting 0-5 year old children's individual needs.
• Substantial experience of working with babies, young children and parents within early years settings (Childminding, Out of School provision, PVI, maintained provision, Family Hubs).
• Extensive understanding of EYFS and Early Years pedagogy and current government strategies for Early Years, particularly in relation to disadvantage, high quality provision.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful improvement in an organisation.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted framework for Early Years settings, schools and Family Hubs, with experience of intervening and tackling under performance in EYCC provision
• Experience of collaborating and working with schools, PVIs, Early Years Partners and parents.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and theNolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle,or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Information about the School

Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the public sector and has worked to deliver better quality at lower cost. We have an ambitious transformation agenda – one with the scope to reach every part of the council. We are changing the way we think, the way we work, and the ways in which we deliver our services. We are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong. We’re immensely proud of our flexible working options.