Early Years and Childcare Adviser

You have been searching for a role that can utilise your current skills, knowledge, and qualifications in Early Years and Childcare, something where you can really make a difference.

You would like a job role that offers flexibility, a supportive team, and a good benefits package.

If the above sounds intriguing, read on for more details!

Due to recent internal promotion, Cambridgeshire County Council are looking to recruit an Early Years and Childcare Adviser. The post is being offered on permanent contract, working 37 hours per week with a start date of 1 September 2023 (or sooner if possible). Part time work requests will be considered for this post.

The position is a mobile post, offering flexible working opportunities and will involve a mixture of work from home, our office based in Sunley House (Papworth Everard) and out at settings within Cambridgeshire (a car and driving licence will be required).

The main duties of the role will include:

• To quality improve and support identified Early Years and/or Childcare settings to ensure high quality sustainable provision.
• To deliver training and advice on all aspects of the EYFS and/or playwork, promoting equalities, inclusion and safeguarding.
• To provide advice and support to settings, in all aspects of EYFS and/or playwork, with a view to raising children’s outcomes and enthusiasm for play and learning.
• To support the development of settings to increase their capacity to provide inclusive and appropriate education for children in vulnerable groups, including SEND.

In return, you will benefit from:

• Generous annual leave provision

• A supportive management team that will champion your learning and development

• Work life balance and flexible ways of working

• A real focus on wellbeing

• Occupational pension scheme with employer contribution

• Employee Assistance Programme – access to free support 24 hours a day

• Payment for business mileage expenses

• Employee Benefits scheme with lifestyle and shopping discounts

For more details, please see the job description and person specification attached. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact: Jennifer Barker (Senior Adviser Quality Improvement) at Jennifer.barker@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Please evidence on your supporting statement how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

• Flexible working
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• A comprehensive wellbeing package
• Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
• A comprehensive pension scheme
• IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
• An employee recognition scheme