Play Development Team Leader

Join Early Years – the organisation for young children as an Play Development Team Leader

Location: Dungannon and Coalisland SureStart

Hours: 37 hours

Tenure: Fixed Term – to 31st August 2028

Salary: NJC Scale 6, Point 18 - 22 (£30,559 - £32,654) per annum

Do you have a passion for making a meaningful impact in early childhood education? Do you believe in the power of play to unlock potential? Be part of our team and help shape the futures of children by fostering growth and learning through purposeful opportunities.

At Early Years, we are committed to fostering growth for both the children and our staff. Joining means an opportunity to enhance your skills, make a meaningful difference, and collaborate with a team that upholds dedication, compassion, and excellence in early years care and education. In return, Early Years provides a comprehensive rewards package, including a competitive salary, 36 days of annual leave (pro-rata), inclusive of statutory/public holidays, a contributory pension scheme, options to purchase additional leave, and access to healthcare schemes.

The role

The post holder is required to overseeing the implementation, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of a range of high quality SureStart services.

We're looking for people who:

At the closing date have:

Essential criteria

At the closing date applicants, must have:

1. QCF level 5 in Childcare Learning and Development (Management) or equivalent

2. Two Years’ experience in leading/managing/supervising staff in a family support, early years, community work or health setting

3. Significant experience of developing and delivering Early Years play based programme for children and adults gained in a working capacity.

4. Driving license and access to a car.

Desirable criteria

1. A BA Hons in Early Year Childhood Studies or equivalent

To find out more about the roles and to apply, visit our website:

https://hr.moorepay.co.uk/hr/recruitment/job/985ec6e03e7a1d7f96ecf0566e8b1a6b/47478

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 18 July 2025.

For shortlisted applicants it is anticipated that interviews will take place on Friday 8 August 2025.

A reserve list may be held for a period of up to six months for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via email.

Should you need to contact us, please use the following methods:

Email: monitoringofficer@early-years.org

Phone: 028 9038 7905

Early Years is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing flexible friendly working conditions. As Protestants and males are currently known to be under-represented in the Organisation, we would particularly welcome applications from these groups.