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About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

We are looking for a full time Early Years Officer who is highly creative, passionate, inspirational, and energetic to take the lead in developing and motivating a high level of care, learning, play and education for children aged 2 years to rising 5 year olds.

We are excited to find a new team member to join our experienced team for the next exciting phase of our development. This will be a great opportunity for you to be part of our vision in being a beacon of outstanding childcare and education in the Local Authority.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and well-being support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

About You

Any applicants will require a level 3 in Children’s Care Learning and Development or hold an equivalent qualification with the following experience:

Have experience with working with young and be a confident key person with solid knowledge of child development, the EYFS, individual learning styles and how to support families through guidance, empathy and partnership working.

Be an inspirational role model to with at least 3 years’ experience leading a team.

To be an effective leader having the confidence to be being available to pause, support, reflect and enhance practice on the spot as well as through as part of mentoring others.

You will have the ability to listen to children’s voices, observe and support children’s individual lines of enquiry.

To have excellent skills in teamwork, using your initiative and being forward thinking.

To be able to promote excellent practice through providing first class childcare and education.

To have excellent skills in teamwork, using your initiative, be forward thinking and an exemplary role model.

Have a strong commitment to the welfare of all children.

Have a high level of competency in literacy skills and writing skills