School Readiness Worker

• Location: Wirral, Seacombe Children's Centre
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Part Time
• Hours: 21 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 15/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: CF&E/26/348616

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #Be The Difference . Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services.

If you strive to #Be The Difference  and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

School Readiness Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Wirral's Early Childhood Service to recruit a part-time School Readiness Worker (21 hours per week) on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, or until the substantive post holder returns, whichever is sooner.

School Readiness Workers are an integral part of the core Family Hub offer across Wirral & these posts will be based at Seacombe Children’s Centre covering Wallasey localities.

About the Role:

School Readiness Workers deliver universal support to families with children under the age of 5 years, such as Stay and Play sessions, as well as more targeted interventions such as Wellcomm, Baby Massage and language and communication, all with the aim to support parents and carers positively impact their child's development. The role involves working with parents/carers to support their children's individual needs and provide inclusive support for all, both in the community and in a family’s home environment.

A key part of the role is to work collaboratively with partners across Wirral such as health, schools, youth and community organisations to ensure that all agencies are collectively supporting the family to meet their child’s holistic needs. Wirral's Family Hubs are accredited as Baby Friendly providers by UNICEF and School Readiness Workers are key to supporting families with responsive infant feeding support.

About the Candidate:

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of working with children aged 0-5, in more than one type of setting. You will have a good understanding of OFSTED standards and experience of implementing them. You will also have an understanding of child protection policy and procedure, with the ability to work with a wide range of people including parents, partners and agencies within a multi-disciplinary team setting.

This is an exciting role and one that is crucial to improving children's daily lived experiences and promoting positive outcomes. If you are creative, driven and have the needs of families and children at the heart of your work, then we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact Early Childhood Locality Manager, Julie Brimble via  should you have any questions about the role.

Wirral Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults  expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safer recruitment process, all successful applicants will be subject to thorough pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, verified reference checks, verification of qualifications and identity, and checks of the right to work in the UK.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final…