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.