Early Years Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a dynamic and passionate Early Years Practitioner to join the Perinatal Mental Health Team in North East Lincolnshire. The post holder will support mothers experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues in caring for their babies and promoting mother-infant relationships. The job involves delivering high-quality, tailored interventions in perinatal and maternal mental health, including direct support to women and families in various settings. It also includes assisting the multidisciplinary team and supporting teaching and training.
Essential criteria
- Professional childcare knowledge acquired through BTEC/NNEB or equivalent qualification examples being:
- Level 2 Early years practitioner
- NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education
- Evidence of continued professional development documented through personal portfolio
- Diploma in Childcare & Education (NNEB)
- Diploma in Childcare Studies (BTEC)
Desirable criteria
- Video Interactive Guidance
- Baby Massage
- Baby Yoga
- GroBrain
- New Born Observation
- Watch wait wonder
- Circle of security parenting
- Experience of working in child care within a range of settings Experience of working with infants and parents
- Experience of supporting parents with children with complex needs or in difficult circumstances, e.g. Domestic Abuse, mental health within the family
- Working within a range of agencies to support families
- Safeguarding children procedures
- Community development work
- A good understanding of a range of child development issues
- Standard IT skills e.g. . be able to use word, outlook email and Internet search facilities
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to child development
- Knowledge of Trust IT systems e.g. SystmOn
- Additional Requirements
- Evidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
- Enthusiastic and able to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Good organisational skills
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management
- Competent teaching skills
- Skills in group work
- Professional childcare knowledge acquired through BTEC/NNEB or equivalent qualification examples being:
- Level 2 Early years practitioner
- NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education
- Evidence of continued professional development documented through personal portfolio
- Diploma in Childcare & Education (NNEB)
- Diploma in Childcare Studies (BTEC)
- Video Interactive Guidance
- Baby Massage
- Baby Yoga
- GroBrain
- New Born Observation
- Watch wait wonder
- Circle of security parenting
- Professional childcare knowledge acquired through BTEC/NNEB or equivalent qualification examples being:
- Level 2 Early years practitioner
- NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education
- Evidence of continued professional development documented through personal portfolio
- Diploma in Childcare & Education (NNEB)
- Diploma in Childcare Studies (BTEC)
- Video Interactive Guidance
- Baby Massage
- Baby Yoga
- GroBrain
- New Born Observation
- Watch wait wonder
- Circle of security parenting
- Experience of working in child care within a range of settings Experience of working with infants and parents
- Experience of supporting parents with children with complex needs or in difficult circumstances, e.g. Domestic Abuse, mental health within the family
- Working within a range of agencies to support families
- Safeguarding children procedures
- Community development work
- A good understanding of a range of child development issues
- Standard IT skills e.g. . be able to use word, outlook email and Internet search facilities
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to child development
- Knowledge of Trust IT systems e.g. SystmOn
- Additional Requirements
- Evidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
- Enthusiastic and able to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Good organisational skills
- Planning and organising skills for caseload management
- Competent teaching skills
- Skills in group work
- Professional childcare knowledge acquired through BTEC/NNEB or equivalent qualification examples being:
- Level 2 Early years practitioner
- NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education
- Evidence of continued professional development documented through personal portfolio
- Diploma in Childcare & Education (NNEB)
- Diploma in Childcare Studies (BTEC)
- Video Interactive Guidance
- Baby Massage
- Baby Yoga
- GroBrain
- New Born Observation
- Watch wait wonder
- Circle of security parenting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Navigo Health and Social Care CIC
Early Years Practitioner
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for you to
become part of the Perinatal Mental Health Team in the North East Lincolnshire
locality. We are looking for a dynamic, eager and passionate individual to join
our specialist service, offering support and a wide range of interventions to
support mothers who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health
issues. The post holder will be employed
as a Band Four Early Years Practitioner.
Main duties of the job
The main function of the role is to
support mothers with perinatal mental health problems to care for their babies,
ensure that the emotional and physical needs of the babies are met and to
engage in activities to promote the mother-infant relationship. The core
purpose of the team in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high
quality, tailored interventions in perinatal and maternal mental health and
attachment based approaches to mothers and infants.
About us
Hello!
We
are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and
well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health
services to the NHS and beyond.
The
whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our
own family to use.
We
offer a range of mental health ser
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