Senior Early Years Consultant – Hackney Education

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Job title Senior Early Years Consultant

Salary PO9, £66,084- £67,260 (Pro rata for term time only)

Terms and Conditions Full time, Term time only, Permanent 

FAO Internal applicants – we are willing to consider appointing to this role on an FTC/Secondment basis for a minimum of 12 months

Are you an excellent early year’s teacher who is passionate about young children’s learning and are looking for the next step in your career? Are you a confident leader with a sound understanding of the research underpinning child development? If so, we invite you to be a part of our dynamic team in Hackney as a Senior Early Years Consultant.

Hackney Education Early Years team is dedicated, forward-thinking and committed to providing exceptional support and guidance to early years settings and schools in Hackney. Our mission is to empower educators to create an enriching environment where every child can thrive. We are looking to recruit someone to join our amazing team and help continue to achieve positive outcomes for children in Hackney.

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.

DBS check required for this role: Yes