Nursery Education Officers, Clapton Park and Ann Tayler Children and Family Hub

We are seeking both full-time and part-time Nursery Education Officers to join our centres on a permanent basis.

• Clapton Park – Seeking 1 Part Time (2.5 days, 18 hours per week) Nursery Education Officer
• Ann Tayler – 2 Full Time Nursery Education Officers

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, with a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families.

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 that ensures inclusion and success for everyone.

Join Hackney Education as a Nursery Education Officer! Are you passionate about early years education and dedicated to helping every child reach their full potential? Hackney Education is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Nursery Education Officer (NEO) to join our Learning & Standards Children’s Centres Directorate.

The Role

As a Nursery Education Officer, you’ll be a vital part of a team delivering high-quality, stimulating, and challenging activities for children aged 0-5 (and older during school holidays). Working under the guidance of a Room Leader, Senior, or Teacher, you’ll collaborate to devise and implement planned activity programmes in line with the Early Years curriculum.

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum Delivery: Take responsibility for agreed learning activities and support and extend children’s learning, encouraging their development, independence, initiative, and problem-solving skills.
• Child Welfare & Support: Maintain respectful, warm, and responsive interactions with children. You’ll support children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including initiating and implementing EHCPs and IEPs in liaison with the SENCO. You must promote and safeguard the welfare of all children.
• Family Partnership: Foster and develop good relationships with parents/carers, ensuring planning is in partnership with them and valuing their involvement. This includes overseeing the settling-in process and initial home visits (accompanied by a colleague).
• Essential Care & Duties: Assist children with dressing, undressing, mealtimes (serving and feeding), mobility, independence, and toileting. You will also attend to sick or injured children, applying First Aid as necessary.

An NVQ3 qualification in childcare learning & development or equivalent is essential for this role. You will be required to work flexible hours as the centres operate a shift system.

If you have a strong commitment to furthering equalities and want to deliver an outstanding service in a supportive, team-focused environment, we want to hear from you!

Apply now and help us make a difference in the lives of Hackney’s children and families!

Interested? Please apply via our website and note which centre(s) you are applying for.

Salary: Scale 5, £34,359 to £35,892 (pro rata for part time)

Terms and Conditions: Full-time and Part-time, Permanent

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 ethnic minority background as these groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce.