Best Start in Life HLE Practitioner
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 April 2026 |
| Location: | leicestershire, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7400 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term or Secondment (until 31st March 2027)
Closing Date: 12th April 2026
Interview Date(s): In person on 24th April 2026
We are looking for a full time Best Start in Life Practitioners to join our new team.
About the Role
You will need to be a qualified and experienced early years worker with an understanding of supporting young children with SEND needs.
This team will be working with early years children and their families to help them achieve a ‘good level of development’ by delivering interventions either in their home, in Family Hubs or other community venues across the county.
You will do this by using evidenced based interventions such as PEEP, Making it Real and our Fabulous Two’s programme. All training will be provided.
You will also deliver or support various one-off sessions around the county for children and their families and support our 0 to 5 Family Support Workers to deliver sessions from Family Hubs.
An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- NVQ 3 in appropriate early years or child care subject or NNEB / BTEC (Nursery Nursing), health, social care, or equivalent.
- Experience of working with parents and/or children of pre or school age in supporting parents’ understanding of their child’s early learning needs.
- Experience in working with families in which very young children are experiencing difficulties in their speech, language and communication development or in other key development areas.
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of the Early Years Foundation Stage, child development (0-5), with a particular understanding of language development.
- Knowledge of basic techniques which can be utilised to stimulate speech and language development. And an understanding of issues that may affect parenting, family development and community inclusion.
- Ability to communicate clearly with children, parents and other professionals. Ability to work with a range of professionals and engage in multi-disciplinary work.
- Good delivery skills and able to communicate effectively, both written and orally, including the ability to keep professional records.
Access to own car and full current UK driving licence.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
To attend an information session regarding this role please dial in to this link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36481382717977?p=jmZ7KkfmD4IZ76DedY
or Contact
Louise Pettitt - Team and Partnership Manager (Localities)
Telephone: 01163057879
Email: louise.pettitt@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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