Social and Emotional Advisor

Education and Early Years

Mental Health in Eductaion Team

Social and Emotional Advisor (EY/Schools)

Ref: 001794

Contract: Fixed Term 3 years

Salary: £40,444 - £44,253 per annum (Grade 7)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Oldham Council, Oldham Council Offices, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham, OL1 1HD

Closing Date: Monday 16 November 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 2 December 2026

Key Responsibilities:

• Support early years settings across Oldham to develop and implement whole-setting approaches that promote emotional health, wellbeing and positive child development.
• Deliver training, advice and workforce development to build practitioner confidence in areas such as emotional wellbeing, attachment, resilience and early intervention.
• Work collaboratively with families, Family Hubs, health services, SEND teams and other partners to improve outcomes for babies, young children and their families.
• Contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of the Early Years Emotional Health and Wellbeing Programme, helping to improve wellbeing, inclusion and school readiness across the early years sector.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Early Years, Education, Child Development, Psychology, Health, Social Care or a related field.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills, with the ability to work effectively with early years settings, families and multi-agency partners.
• Experience of supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of babies, young children and families within early years, education, health or community settings.
• Strong knowledge of child development, infant and early childhood mental health, attachment, resilience, safeguarding and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• The use of a car is necessary to work in settings throughout the borough.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under ourGuaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Data and Privacy:

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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