Senior Children's Centre Officer

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.

Details of the role:

Job title: Senior Children’s Centre Officer

Salary: £43,542 – £44,430

Terms and Conditions: Full Time – Permanent

Location: Ann Tayler Children and Family Hub

We are looking to appoint a Senior Children’s Centre Officer to join our outstanding team to improve the outcomes for children in Hackney. Your role will be to lead and manage the Childcare element of one of the largest Children’s Centre in Hackney, Ann Tayler Children’s Centre. You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, meeting the statutory requirements set out in the EYFS and ensuring all children have the opportunity to thrive and make accelerated progress in our outstanding and well resources Nursery. This role has line management responsibility for a number of Room Leads and is responsible for supporting all staff in the Nursery to develop as outstanding practitioners.

We believe that every child is unique and born with their own creative potential. We aim to support our diverse community of children and families to achieve their aspirations, and we work in partnership with a range of services, to provide a welcoming, safe and open environment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and innovative leader for this position to continue to drive forward an already outstanding staff team. Significant professional experience of working within a culturally diverse educational childcare environment is essential. You must have good interpersonal, and relationship building skills and possess good assessment skills.

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

If you have any questions, please contact Biddy Hutton ( )

Interested?

Closing date: 10 March 2025 (22:59).

Interviews: 19 March 2025.

Further information:

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 gov.uk 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.