Early Education and Childcare Advisory Team Leader

Early Education and Childcare Advisory Team Leader

Tower Hamlets

£54,360 - £57,495

Education and Childcare Advisory Team Leader

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of Early Education and Childcare?

Ready to bring your innovative ideas to support Tower Hamlets in meeting its goals under the Childcare Acts of 2006 and 2016? If so, Tower Hamlets has an exciting opportunity for you!

Our dynamic Early Education and Childcare Service is looking for an exceptional individual to help ensure our providers are supported in delivering sufficient, high-quality, flexible, and accessible early education and childcare for all families.

About the Role

Join our dynamic Early Education and Childcare Service as an Advisory Team Leader and make a lasting impact on children's lives across the borough. We are seeking an innovative, driven individual to spearhead our newly formed advisory team, ensuring that every child has access to the highest standard of education and care from birth through to the end of nursery.

As our Advisory Team Leader, you will be at the forefront of creating positive change, guiding a team of dedicated professionals to provide tailored support to early education and childcare providers. You will share your expertise and passion to help the sector deliver flexible, inclusive, accessible, and high-quality early education and childcare. From driving evidence-based practices to nurturing strong partnerships, your role will be instrumental in shaping a thriving early education landscape.

What We are Looking For

• A collaborative leader with proven experience within the early education and childcare arena
• A leader with extensive, recent experience and expertise as a team leader or manager in the early education and childcare sector, demonstrating a strong passion for early years development and inclusion.
• An exceptional team leader who fosters growth, collaboration, and innovation across services

Your role will involve not just leading but also inspiring the sector and colleagues-ensuring that we continue to meet and exceed the standards outlined in the statutory and regulatory guidance's and standards. Together, we will support our providers offering nurturing and inclusive environments where children are confident, curious learners, ready for their futures.

Why Join Us?

By joining Tower Hamlets, you are becoming part of a community that values inclusion, innovation, and excellence. We are committed to eliminating discrimination, promoting equality, and ensuring all children, regardless of their background, have the best possible start in life. We welcome applicants who share our values and are eager to make a meaningful difference.

Look at the Job Description and Person Specification, and if this role excites you, apply today! Remember to give us examples, as without this we will be unable to score you against the job description and person specification for shortlisting. Let your personal statement highlight your passion, expertise and experiences that make you the perfect fit. Also, do not forget your transferable skills!

If you are passionate about leading change in early education and childcare and want to shape a brighter future for Tower Hamlets' youngest residents, we would love to hear from you.

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Additional Details

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and applicants who live in the borough.

Closing date: 1 October 2025.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 9 and 10 October 2025 in the Town Hall.