Early Years Entitlement and Sufficiency Officer
Job Description
Job title: Early Years Entitlement and Sufficiency Officer
Company: City of York Council
Job description: A opportunity for an Early Years Entitlement and Sufficiency Officer has arisen within the Education Support Service.The successful applicant will work as part of a small team to manage and develop the Early Education funding system across the City of York and support roll out of the new childcare reforms. The role will entail validation of large amounts of data and ensuring correct and prompt payment of funding to early years providers in the Private, Voluntary, Independent and Maintained sectors. The post will also be required to ensure effective and efficient administration of the early education funding including adapting the funding process and systems where necessary, supporting system upgrades / new module implementation and resolving issues to ensure a system fit for purpose. It will also provide support, advice and information to early years providers, parents and partners to ensure delivery of funded places in line with statutory guidance. This may involve brokerage and negotiation between providers, parents/carers and bordering Local Authorities. The postholder will have a detailed working knowledge of Early Education funding and the early years sector.The postholder will be required to collate and manipulate large amounts of data and present information in a variety of formats and reports to inform policy development relating to the Funded Early Education, Childcare Sufficiency and other policy work. The post will therefore require a high degree of computer literacy with proven experience of using IT software. Knowledge of Access Synergy software is essential. The postholder must be able to work accurately and often to tight timescales.Early years and childcare is a very interesting, challenging and constantly changing environment therefore a flexible approach and the ability to work on your own initiative is essential. The postholder will liaise with a wide variety of people therefore it is important that they possess good interpersonal skills and work well as part of a team.The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.The position is available as a job share opportunity.Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.If you are an internal candidate interested in applying for this job as a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your current line manager before submitting your application.As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.For further information or an informal discussion please contact Nicola Sawyer, Early Years and Childcare Reforms Programme Lead at or on 01904 554609Closing date: Sunday 7 April 2024 at 12 midnightInterview date: Monday 15 or Tuesday 16 April 2024
Expected salary: £29230 – 31391 per year
Location: York
