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Aspire Foundation
Gardners Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 9JW
Tel: 01242 252185
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For details about this role please see the Information for Candidates document and Job Description or email hr@aspirefoundation.org.uk or telephone 07851 043845 for further information.
Early Years Strategic Lead
Cheltenham
Grade/Salary: Actual Salary: £49,973 (for 37 hours/week Term Time only (39 weeks to include inset days) plus 2 weeks – total of 41 weeks/year) Executive Reward Band 2 (FTE £55,396 to £58,474)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Full/Part Time: Full time, 37 hours p/w, (TTO plus 2 weeks (total of 41 weeks/year)
Contract: Permanent
Note: Previous applicants need not apply
Due to exciting growth and expansion within our nurseries in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud & Dursley, we are seeking to appoint to the new role of Early Years Strategic Lead to work alongside the Family Support Strategic Lead and with the Business Manager, to ensure sustainable high quality early years education and care across all seven Early Years settings.
Our vision is for all children and families to aspire and achieve and a child’s wellbeing is at the heart of our provision.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Aspires Early Years provision within our Children and Family centres in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Dursley and surrounding areas. You will have direct line management of six dedicated and experienced Early Years Leads, who head up teams of Early Years Educators at each of the seven settings.
The successful candidate will be qualified to:
- A Level 7 management qualification and/or equivalent relevant experience, and /or willingness to work towards e.g NPQICL, NPQEYL
- A relevant professional Early Years & Child Development related qualification, e.g Early Years Childhood Studies or a related degree, Early Years Teacher status, Early Years Professional Status
We offer the following benefits:
- Support – through regular Supervisions and an Annual Performance Review.
- Training – varied CPD options relevant to your needs and those of the organisation, ranging from on-the-job training, work shadowing, courses and qualifications.
- A workplace pension scheme is offered to all qualifying staff.
Any appointment will be subject to two satisfactory references (which we will request for all short-listed candidates, subject to their permission) and an enhanced DBS check.
In accordance with our data retention policy, we will keep all paperwork related to the recruitment of this post for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.
Application Details:
Please download the application form and Job Description via our Website by clicking on Apply Now, or call the number in the contact details for further information.
Please see details on the right hand side of this advert on how to apply. Please note we do not accept CVs. Please indicate which post you are interested in.
Interview date: w/c 3 rd June 2024
Aspire Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
Aspire Foundation aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.
Closing date for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 22nd May 2024
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