Early Years Improvement Advisor in Hereford

The Early Years Improvement Advisory team have a new and exciting opportunity. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced early years expert to join our team. You must have QTS and leadership experience to apply for the post. The role is to support our inspiring and high-quality early years providers including childminders, nurseries and reception class. You should want the very best for all children within Herefordshire and be able to demonstrate how you have been able to have impact on raising standards of care and education for early years children. We are interested in those with Ofsted inspector experience and expect you to be able to write and deliver high-quality training and offer accurate advice and support.

What will you be doing?

• Apply Expertise in Early Childhood Development: You will use your deep understanding of child development to support high-quality early education. You will identify developmental needs and promote play-based, inclusive learning approaches.
• Support and Guide Early Years Practitioners: You will mentor and coach nursery staff, childminders, and educators to enhance their practice. You will deliver training sessions and facilitate professional development opportunities.
• Drive Quality Assurance and Improvement: You will observe practice, assess provision, and support settings to meet and exceed standards. You will help create and implement action plans for continuous improvement.
• Implement Policy and Curriculum: You will advise on the effective delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and other relevant frameworks. You will ensure that policies on safeguarding, inclusion, and learning are embedded in practice.
• Engage Families and Communities: You will promote strong partnerships with parents and carers to support children’s learning at home. You will collaborate with local services and community partners to enhance outcomes for children.
• Monitor, Evaluate, and Report: You will collect and analyse data to monitor progress and inform strategic decisions. You will prepare reports and contribute to local authority planning and evaluation.

We offer a competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Pension Scheme: Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Generous Annual Leave: 31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum.
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
• Pick your perks: our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county on the Welsh border, one of England’s most rural and unspoilt areas, with vibrant market towns and a strong sense of community. Our priority is clear: to keep children safe and give them the best start in life. We do this through passionate, dedicated professionals who build strong relationships with children, families, and partners to make a lasting difference.

If you’re committed to helping children and young people thrive, come and join the journey in Herefordshire - where your work truly matters.

Reasonable Adjustments: Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email.

Creating an inclusive workplace: We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.