Senior Early Years Practitioner Fixed Term 31/08/2029

We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as a Senior Early Years Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the implementation of St Helens to a Family Hub model.

Making a difference as a Senior Early Years Practitioner means playing a key role in giving every child the best start in life. Through high‑quality interactions, thoughtful planning, and a deep understanding of child development, you create an environment where children feel secure, curious, and confident to explore. Your ability to plan, observe and respond to each child’s individual needs supports strong foundations in communication, physical development, and personal, social, and emotional growth.

By working closely with families and modelling positive relationships, you ensure children experience consistent, nurturing support that helps them thrive from their earliest stages.

As a Senior Early Years Practitioner , you also make a significant impact on improving Good Level of Development (GLD) outcomes across all settings, supporting the team in delivering effective, evidence‑based practice that raises quality and ensures every child is on a positive learning trajectory.

You will champion early identification of need, targeted interventions, and inclusive strategies that help close attainment gaps. You help create an environment where children flourish and support them to achieve a strong Good Level of Development (GLD)—setting them up for future success in school and beyond.

Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description and person specification below.

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Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles

St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

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