Early Years Improvement Advisor

Job Title: Early Years Improvement Advisor
Salary: £37,036 - £39,513 per annum (pro rata)
Up to 35 Hours per Week
Location: Pershore
Team: Early Years and Childcare Team
Fixed Term Contract

• 1.4 FTE Fixed-term until March 2028
• 1.0 FTE fixed-term until March 2027 (with potential to extend to March 2028, subject to DfE funding)

Please indicate in the application which posts you would consider, as well as if you would be interested in part-time and/or full-time.

Help children and families thrive – from early years through to school age

We’re looking for enthusiastic and experienced Early Years practitioners and leaders to join our team and make a real difference across Worcestershire.

In this role, you’ll support the delivery of Worcestershire’s Best Start in Life Strategy, ensuring our youngest children receive high-quality early education and care. You’ll also play an important part in strengthening the school age childcare agenda, helping to develop sustainable, inclusive and high-quality provision for children beyond the early years.

About the Role

This is a varied and rewarding role where relationships are at the heart of everything you do.

You’ll work closely with early years providers, schools, childminders and out-of-school settings, offering support, guidance and constructive challenge to help them improve and succeed.

You’ll focus particularly on targeted settings, helping to secure rapid and lasting improvements. At the same time, you’ll contribute to developing a strong, sustainable childcare sector—including wraparound and school age provision—so that families can access the care they need.

Through your work, you will bring both the Best Start in Life Strategy and School Age Childcare priorities to life—improving quality, supporting sufficiency, and strengthening outcomes for children.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting early years and childcare providers to improve quality and outcomes for children
• Providing expert advice, coaching and challenge to leaders and practitioners
• Supporting settings with Ofsted preparation and improvement planning
• Designing and delivering engaging training and professional development
• Promoting excellent teaching, learning and safeguarding practice
• Contributing to sufficiency by supporting sustainable early years and school age childcare provision, including wraparound care
• Working collaboratively with partners to create an effective team around the setting
• Helping to ensure families can access high-quality childcare across all age ranges

You will have:

• Strong experience in Early Years and/or Out of School practice or leadership, with a track record of improving quality
• In-depth knowledge of the EYFS, Ofsted frameworks and safeguarding
• Experience of delivering training, advice and constructive challenge
• An understanding of childcare sufficiency and the needs of working families, including school age childcare
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and families

Additional Information

• Travel across Worcestershire is required
• Some evening and weekend working will be needed
• This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

For further information please contact:Nicky Burford via nburford@worcestershire.gov.uk

Benefits:

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?
• Children's Workforce Academy

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: Monday 6th July 2026
Anticipated Interview Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026