Early Years Practitioner LBHF621268

Job Details:

Salary range: £36,345 - £37,437 per annum
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9JT
Hours per week: 36.00 
Contract type: Temporary up to 9 months
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 30 June 2025
Interview date: 18 July 2025
Contact details for Informal discussion: Alanna Johnston, Family Hubs Delivery Manager via email on ALANNA.JOHNSTON@LBHF.GOV.UK

About the role

Hammersmith & Fulham Family Hubs Team are seeking an Early Years Practitioner to support a range of activities in our family hubs and outreach. 

Hammersmith & Fulham, rated nationally by Ofsted as one of the topLocal Authorities, we never stop moving forward. Our ambition is to focus even more on increasing the quality of our practice and the work with children, young people, and families to sustain positive change. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision.

This role is key in supporting Hammersmith & Fulham’s families to secure the best possible outcomes for families and their children.  The postholder will be engaged in a range of early years activities within our Family Hubs and Children’s Centres and provide support and guidance to families who access our services and seek positive outcomes for their children. 

The role will require the ability to travel across the borough’s children’s centres, delivering integrated services to the needs of families including those children with SEND. The successful postholder will ensure consistent, quality service provision and supporting highly regarded, front-line service delivery. 

Support the delivery of early years provision within family hubs and linked children’s centres.

Ensure the delivery of the children’s centre core offer, universal family support services and extended services in partnership with providers.

Support the expansion of early years services within the family hubs and children’s centres and through outreach activities.

Ensure delivery of early years services in accordance with statutory requirements, national guidelines and agreed performance targets.

Provide advice, guidance and support to families and their children and respond to needs of family hubs service users.

Ensure high quality delivery of the EYFS Curriculum Guidance to all young children including SEND.

Support the wider work of the family hubs, including SEND support.

The ability to be adaptable and undertake a variety of roles including family hub reception duties.     

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

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Role Specific Qualifications:

• Early Years Practitioner qualification (Minimum Level 3).
• This post requires an enhanced level of DBS Disclosure
• This post requires the ability to travel across different sites  

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU