Make a Real Difference in a Child's Life Join Our Early Years Team! Are you someone who lights up when working with young children? Do you believe in the power of play, connection, and early learning? Are you ready to grow your skills in a supportive, passionate team? If that sounds like you, Strabane Sure Start wants to hear from you! We're currently recruiting for two permanent Early Years Practitioner roles within our vibrant Sure Start services in Strabane. Your Role: Early Years Practitioner (Term Time) Locations: Role 1: Donemana Sure Start Programme for 23 Year Olds and Crche Role 2: Fountain Street Sure Start Developmental Programme for 23 Year Olds As part of our dedicated Early Years team, you'll provide nurturing care and playful learning experiences for children aged 04. You'll also lead fun, interactive parent-child sessions, helping families build strong, joyful bonds. What We're Looking For Essential: A recognised qualification in Early Years Childcare and Education (CCLD, NVQ Level 2 or above) Hands-on experience working with children aged 04 (paid or voluntary) A solid understanding of safeguarding and child protection Desirable: Experience working in partnership with parents A responsive, child-centred approach to care and learning Skills in observation, assessment, and planning What We Offer Salary: £24,398.40 £28,376.40 FTE Hours: Donemana: MonWed, 9:00am5:00pm Fountain Street: MonWed, 1:00pm5:00pm; Thurs, 1:00pm4:00pm Contract: Permanent Extras: Contributory pension, staff discounts, and ongoing training opportunities Note: Occasional training/events may take place outside regular hours Key Dates Apply by: Midnight, Tuesday 19th August 2025 Interviews: Tuesday 26th August 2025 Ready to Apply? Please refer to the Job Description and Additional Information Sheet for full details. Be sure to clearly show how you meet the criteria in your application. Questions? Contact us at: A reserve list will be held for similar roles arising in the next 12 months. Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal 20% discount at Barnardo's stores Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer T&C's apply based on contract About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates. Our basis and values Reference number: 21497 Location: Strabane Family Centre Contract type: Permanent Hours: various hours available Salary: £26,142 - £28,660 FTE Term Time Only 39 weeks (£22,171- £24,306 Actual full time) Closing Date: 19 August 2025 Interview Date: 26 August 2025 Loading... 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