Early Years Funding Coordinator

The Opportunity

Salary: NJC Grade 8 £30,296 to £33,024

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: County Hall, Chichester, with hybrid working

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our Early Years Funding team as an Early Years Funding Coordinator.

The Early Years Funding team is part of a wider team that provides information, advice and guidance to parents and carers of 0-25-year-olds on Ofsted registered childcare, childcare funding, family activities and support services. We are a statutory service meeting duties within the Childcare Act 2006. Our service plays a key role for our Early Years and childcare providers who offer the Early Years funded entitlements and many families, especially working parents or those wishing to return to work or undertake training. In turn this supports a sustainable and prosperous economy across the county, enabling families to fulfil their potential.

You will be joining us at an exciting time when the government are rolling out their childcare expansion plans. You will have a key role in supporting managers to meet their statutory duties across a range of Early Years Funding and information projects and plans. You will use your superb organisational skills to ensure resources are being deployed effectively, priorities maintained within set timescales and help ensure service resilience, as well as ensuring funding information is processed in a timely manner to meet payment schedules and budgetary reporting.

What you need to succeed

• An excellent communicator, being able to demonstrate initiative and be able to organise, prioritise and manage your own workload, and those of others, and work within recognised procedures.
• A solutions-focused approach, as the work involves responding independently to unanticipated problems and situations, with support and advice given as necessary.
• A professional approach, as at times you may deal with highly sensitive and confidential manners.
• A reliable, efficient and flexible individual who enjoys being part of a team.
• A strong attention to detail, being adept at using IT software confidently.

For a full description of key skills are qualification and/or experience required for this role, please see the job description attached.

Why WSCC?

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• A generous pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Flexible working
• A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and many more)
• Free access to employee assistance programmes
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
• A range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefitspage.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE04968.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact .

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To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to 3 years referencing and an occupational health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

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