Overview
Best Start in Life (BSiL) Early Years Practitioner – NN16 8TL
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
Best Start in Life (BSIL) Early Years Practitioner
Location: North Northamptonshire (various Family Hub sites)
Are you passionate about early childhood development and ready to make a meaningful impact for local families? We’re building something exciting — and we want you to be part of it.
North Northamptonshire is expanding its Family Hubs network in line with the national Best Start for Life programme, and we’re looking for an enthusiastic, child-centred BSIL Early Years Practitioner to join the team.
About you
We’re seeking someone who’s warm, creative, and confident in working with families from all backgrounds. You’ll understand the challenges some families face and know how to offer respectful, practical support that empowers and encourages.
• A Level 3 qualification in Early Years, Childcare or similar
• Experience working directly with young children and their families
• Strong knowledge of child development, parenting support, and early intervention approaches
• The ability to work flexibly and travel across North Northamptonshire as required
• Confidence in responding to safeguarding concerns appropriately and in line with procedures
If you’re also trained in Signalong, First Aid, or Food Hygiene, that’s a bonus — but not essential.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a passionate, ambitious team committed to improving life outcomes for children from birth upwards. We value creativity, teamwork, and a “can-do” attitude — and we’ll support you with regular supervision, training, and opportunities to shape the future of our local Family Hubs.
Some evening and weekend work may be required, but we offer flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to be part of something that matters.
Ready to help build brighter beginnings? Apply now and be part of our Best Start for Life mission in North Northamptonshire.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
