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SalaryLincolnshire County Council has an exciting opportunity for two Sufficiency and Sustainability Officers to join us on a 24 month fixed term contact. This could be a secondment opportunity for an internal candidate.
In the spring budget 2023, the government announced a range of measures to support education and help parents return to work more easily, one of those was the expansion of the funded offer. From September 2025, eligible working parents of children aged from 9 months to school age will be able to access 30 hours of funded entitlement. To ensure that the local authority meets it’s duty to ensure there is sufficient childcare, there is a need for widespread expansion of funded places across the county. This has provided a unique opportunity to recruit two project officers on a fixed term basis to join our early years and childcare team.
Sufficiency and Sustainability Officer
The role:
Your role will involve working collaboratively with childcare providers, schools and local communities to expand places in areas of need. Your knowledge and experience of delivering high quality childcare provision will be intrinsic to the advice and guidance that you provide. You will be the eyes and ears for the sufficiency team, gathering intelligence on local sufficiency needs that compliments the data. In addition, where providers are tenants of LCC, you will support providers in ensuring security of tenure, by conducting affordability checks and rent reviews. The post is subject to hybrid working conditions and travel throughout the county will be essential.
Please note this role could become permanent.
About the team:
You will be joining the team at an exciting time with the expansion and growth of the childcare sector. The team is responsible for ensuring there is sufficient and sustainable childcare across the county and is a pivotal cog in the larger wheel that is the Early Years and Childcare (EYCC) team. The early years team is a dynamic team with diverse experience across the childcare and education sector.
What we are looking for:
- Experience of delivering quality and sustainable childcare provision
- An understanding and ability to work with and interpret data
- An ability to inspire and motivate others
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Proactive attitude with the skills to self manage workload
About Our Offer:
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
- A Contributory pension
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
- Flexible working policies
- Career progression opportunities
A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure
If this sounds' like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, to help you do the best application possible, before clicking apply! If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click the following link: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk . If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact Sam Waite at: samantha.waite@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on 27th March.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
