Job Specifications
About the role
About us
This is an exciting time to join Hillingdon Best Start Family Hubs and Children’s Centres. We are expanding our Parenting and Home Learning Environment (HLE) offer to ensure parents are supported as their children’s first and most influential educators, helping every child to have the best possible start in life.
Our ambition is to improve early learning outcomes across the borough and to support more children to achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage. By joining us, you will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based home learning and language support that makes a real difference for children and families.
The role
Hillingdon recognises parents and carers as children’s first and most influential educators. We are seeking a skilled and passionate Home Learning and Language Coordinator to strengthen early language, communication and learning outcomes for children aged 0–5 across Hillingdon.
This role works directly with families, Family Hubs, community partners, early years providers and schools to deliver and coordinate evidence‑based Home Learning Environment (HLE) and speech, language and communication (SLC) programmes, ensuring consistent, high‑quality practice across the borough. You will play a key role in supporting children to achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) by age five, with a strong focus on inclusion, early intervention and partnership working.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate and directly deliver evidence‑based home learning and early language programmes. Significant experience working with young children and families in early years or early help settings, with a strong focus on speech, language and home learning.
Support parents and carers with practical strategies, resources and confidence to create language‑rich home learning environments.
Lead the borough‑wide implementation of the WellComm Toolkit, including practitioner training, monitoring and early intervention, with a focus on disadvantaged areas and settings with lower GLD outcomes.
Work closely with schools, early years providers, speech and language therapists, health visitors and community partners to ensure joined‑up pathways for families.
Engage families who are less likely to access services, including those with SEND, EAL and from diverse cultural backgrounds, using flexible and creative outreach approaches.
Guide, coach and train practitioners across education, health and community settings to embed consistent, high‑quality HLE and language practice.
Monitor participation, outcomes and impact using validated tools, contributing to service improvement and performance reporting.
Promote services through outreach, networks and digital platforms to maximise reach and engagement.
About You
You will bring:
Significant experience working with young children and families in early years or early help settings, with a strong focus on speech, language and home learning.
Proven experience of delivering or coordinating early years, parenting or language‑focused programmes.
Confidence working with families of children with SEND and EAL, and an understanding of inclusive practice.
Strong knowledge of child development and the EYFS, particularly early communication and language.
The ability to train, coach and influence practitioners across multi‑agency settings.
Excellent communication, organisation and partnership‑working skills.
A commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and resident‑focused services.
Our commitment
Hillingdon’s Family Hubs and Children’s Centres serve a diverse community. We are committed to equality, inclusion and creating a workforce that reflects the families we support. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About You
About us
We value our employees and are committed to ensuring that they enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. We understand that a happy and motivated workforce is essential for the success of our organisation. That is why we offer a wide range of employee benefits to enhance your work-life balance, financial wellbeing, health, and professional development.
Here’s a comprehensive overview of the fantastic benefits we provide:
Flexible Working Hours – We recognise the importance of flexibility in managing your work and personal life.
36 Hour Week – Enjoy a standard 36-hour workweek for all full time staff.
Generous Holiday Entitlement – increasing with length of service (for non-casual roles).
Hillingdon Sports & Leisure – Stay active and healthy with discounts at council owned leisure centres and swimming pools across the borough.
Salary Sacrifice Schemes – option to join schemes for cycle purchase, electric vehicle leasing and additional voluntary pension contributions (subject to scheme rules).
Cycle to Work – Eco-friendly commuting with our cycle purchase scheme. We also provide bicycle parking, lockers, and showers at the Civic Centre.
Local Government Pension Schem
About the Company
In Hillingdon, putting our residents first is at the heart of everything we do - it's the reason that we come to work every day. We know that our employees make a valuable contribution to the services we deliver to more than 300,000 residents. Located 14 miles west of Central London and with Heathrow Airport in its boundaries, Hillingdon is the second largest borough in London. We employ around 2,500 employees, who are located across the borough. Our main office is the Civic Centre, which is located in the heart of the popul...
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