Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser for Childminder Provision

Nether Edge Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1RB

38 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  21 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £400 per day for a Childminder adviser

Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser for Childminder Provision job summary

Location: Various (area coverage to be discussed with the successful applicants, but would cover at least one of Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham)

Funding: £400 per day for a Childminder adviser, this includes any travel and subsistence costs incurred. Payment will be made to the school or setting you work in.

Contract term: 15 months

Responsible to: Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Lead

Start date: January 2027

Closing date: Midday Monday 14 September 2026

Sheffield and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub

Context

Every child deserves the best start in life. The earliest years shape future learning, wellbeing, and success. Through the Best Start in Life Strategy, the Department for Education (DfE) is driving higher standards and quality in early education so that every child can thrive.

The Early Years Stronger Practice Advisor (EYSPA) Programme will deliver targeted support to eligible settings to boost children’s development, improve outcomes and narrow the disadvantage gap.  

An Early Years Stronger Practice Advisor will be able to offer coaching and guidance using their expertise and experience, to address issues quickly and effectively. The EYSPA Programme is delivered via the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs (EYSPH).

Time required for the role

• You will be required to complete up to three days of face-to-face training to prepare you for the EYSPA role. This will be between September and December 2026. 
• For the childminder offer, you must be available for 6 days per term. You will support one cluster per term made up of 4 childminders.  
• Sheffield and Beyond EYSPH covers Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley. 
• You will be required to complete up to three days of face-to-face training to prepare you for the EYSPA role. The first two dates are 16th October and 4th November 2026 and will take place in Leeds. You must be able to attend both these dates for your application to progress.  

Other details  

• Sheffield and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub will request references from applicants and may conduct due diligence visits to the settings of successful applicants.  

Please note that the closing date for this vacancy is 14 September 2026.  This advert will be extended closer to this date.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Nether Edge Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 478 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Nether Edge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nether-edge-primary-school

Nether Edge is a happy, thriving school providing high quality education both in the classroom and throughout a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

We are very proud of our children and believe they should perform well academically and also develop as people.

Our expectations for every Nether Edge child are high; excellence and enjoyment are at the heart of all we will seek to do.

We believe in the potential of every child, providing opportunities and enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.

Our staff team are central to our success. They drive and accelerate the outstanding provision we offer to our community and we want the very best people to join us.

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