Do you have a passion for working with young children?

Are you interested in supporting children and their parents in their child's early stages of development?

Are you great at interacting with parent/carers and coming up with different and innovative ways to support children's development and increase parent's confidence?

Have you been working in Early years for a while and looking to take the next step? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you in our Early Years Team at Sandwell Family Hubs

As Early years senior you will have the opportunity to support and line manage team members alongside delivering Early years sessions. This role will be hub and community based ensuring that our support reaches children and their families in the place where they are most comfortable. 

This role is based in Sandwell and requires the flexibility to work across Sandwell. As part of the role you will be needed to support sessions on an evening and weekend as and when required.

We are looking to appoint an experienced Practitioner with the experience of line management roles and responsibilities. To find out more about the role please read the attached additional information and don't forget to explore in your application how you can meet/have experience as the post requires.

If you would like an informal chat about the role then please contact Rachel Jesson (rachel.jesson@barnardos.org.uk)

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2026.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts this advert might close before the displayed closing date.