Cheshire East Council
Location
Crewe, Cheshire | United Kingdom
Job description
This new opportunity has arisen following the expansion of the early education entitlements and the National Wraparound Childcare Programme.
The Childcare Sufficiency Officer role will support the Early Years and Childcare sector to ensure there are sufficient childcare spaces available through planning and development activities linked to the Local Authority’s statutory duties under the Childcare Act (2006). There will be a specific focus on childminders and wraparound care.
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Crewe
Job Category
Children and Young People Services
Grade
CEC NJC - Grade 7
Salary Min
£29,269 Per Annum
Salary Max
£32,076 Per Annum
Hours per week
37
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
17/03/2024
Ref No
E2446
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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
We are looking for a knowledgeable, dedicated, and enthusiastic early years practitioner to support new and existing childcare providers to increase sufficiency, develop sustainability and promote our pathways to registration. They must have the appropriate, knowledge, skills and experience of the Early Years Foundation Stage and relevant local and national priorities for the early years sector.
The role will include scrutiny and analysis of data to determine need, delivery of training, supporting access to grants and dissemination of statutory guidance. The role is hybrid working, but there will be extensive travel around the county to early years and childcare settings and corporate buildings. The location of the post is negotiable.
For an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity please contact the Childcare Development Lead on 07989209428.
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
For any technical enquiries please email [email protected]
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Job tags
Salary
£29.27k - £32.08k per annum
