# Bright Start Early Childhood Practitioner (Part-Time)

**Company**: Islington Council
**Location**: London Borough of Islington, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Part time
**Salary**: GBP 33,513 - 34,989 per year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

A part-time and permanent opportunity has arisen to join Bright Start Islington, a vibrant multi-agency network of professionals supporting families with children under 5, working all year round, 17.5 hours per week. Some Saturday availability is required for the post.

As children grow, they need many opportunities to play and explore to become more independent and develop their skills. Friendship and support networks help parents to manage the daily challenges of parenthood. Bright Start Islington provides high-quality activities, services, and stay and play sessions during these critical years.

We are looking for a highly skilled, dedicated, and enthusiastic part-time Scale 4 Early Childhood Practitioner to join the Bright Start Central team. As an Early Childhood Practitioner, you will be responsible for planning and delivering stay and play sessions daily and traveling across different centers and outdoor spaces in the Central locality, ideally someone who loves the outdoors and has a passion for young children. You will also be a resourceful practitioner with strong Early Years Foundation Stage knowledge that can plan for fun, creative, and exciting play activities for young children and their families to participate in.

### Working for the team, service, and our organization

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council, our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers, we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

### Our offer to you

We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers, we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Our staff benefits include:

- Up to 31 days leave per year, increasing to 36 days after five years of local government service

- A range of flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance, as well as a 35-hour working week

- Learning and development opportunities to maximize your potential

- Competitive pay and a commitment to paying all staff the London Living Wage at minimum

- Excellent local government pension scheme

- Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships

- Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more!

## Skills

### Required
- Early Years Foundation Stage
- stay and play sessions
- outdoor activities

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