Childminders
Could you be the new Childminder Lead in the East of England Stronger Practice Hub?
The East of England Early Years Stronger Practice Hub is looking for an excellent early years childminder to join the hub as our new Childminder Partner. The role will be a remote post that will involve travel across the hub reach area (Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire).
Key responsibilities will include:
1. Being the voice of childminders in the SPH network
2. Attending, monitoring and quality assuring the output of childminder network events and offering your expertise to lead evidence-based input during some of the sessions. You will also gather attendance data from group leads to feed back into the hub management information database.
3. Attending half termly Steering Meetings with hub partners (Ipswich based)
4. Writing blogs linking evidence-based practice to early years in a way that makes it engaging and easily understood to early years practitioners
5. Growing the hub childminder network membership, particularly in areas of deprivation across the reach area
6. Delivering webinars for childminders through the hub.
The selection process and in person interview (based in Ipswich) will take place over the summer and the new partner will start work during the autumn term 2025. A reference or recommendation will be sort from your local authority during the process and we may also visit your childminding setting, with your permission and prior planning.
The post will initially be until March 2026, with the opportunity to extend if the hub is extended post March 2026. You will need to have a car with business insurance and be willing to travel across the hub reach area as necessary for the post.
up to 20 hours per month @ £37.50 per hour paid in arrears following submission of timesheet and invoice
Closing date for EOI: 15th July 2025
Interview date: TBC
Please fill out the form below:
https://forms.office.com/e/iKcvufyJ1V
The hub offers free advice, support and training to childminders across the East Of England. We are running Peer to Peer Childminder Support and Play Sessions for your Children.
Please contact us if you would like more information
Area |
Location | Start Date | Regular Occurrence |
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Ipswich | All Saints Church Hall, Chevalier Street, Ipswich, IP1 2PQ |
Wednesday 7th February 12:30-2:30pm |
Every 1st Wednesday of the month during term time. |
Lowestoft | London Road Baptist Church, Kirkley Park Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0LQ |
Tuesday 11th July 2023 10am-1pm |
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month during term time. |
Felixstowe | River of Life Church, 2 Carr Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2FS |
Friday 7th July 2023 9:30-11:30am |
1st Friday of every month, throughout the year |
Norwich | Calvert Hill, Rosebery Road Methodist Church, Norwich, NR3 3AB |
Thursday 28th September 11am-1pm |
Thursday 19th October 11am-1pm Thursday 23rd November 11am-1pm Thursday 14th December 11am-1pm |