Home Learning Educator

We are seeking to appoint two experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Home Learning Educators to drive forward the Best Start for Life Offer across Tameside Family Hubs Network.

The role will be based within Tameside Family Hubs and will work closely with the Early Years, Early Help, parenting, outreach team and health colleagues to plan and deliver home based support and intervention for families and children who may not be accessing any other services. The role will offer flexible and tailored support to families and children within the home, but also encourage access and participation through the Family Hub.

Successful candidates will work with pre-school age children birth-5yrs, offering developmental support through evidence based programmes and building on a quality home learning environment with parents and carers. The role will support children with special educational needs directly or in partnership with other services such as Portage.

This developing role also includes working in partnership with other services to effect real change for families and improve outcomes. You will be expected to take a lead role in communicating with families and partners to identify what support is needed and who can provide that most effectively.

You must hold a relevant Early Years Qualification and have experience within early year's settings, knowledge of evidence based support programmes and have some experience of working on an outreach basis.

We are looking for candidates who are confident in planning and delivering Early Years activities underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage development matters framework, focusing on the 3 key areas of learning and improving children's school readiness., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

This post requires an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.