Job Introduction
Job Title: Early Years Funding Assistant
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
The Role:
Do you want to help families access funded early years places and ensure providers can claim and receive payment for these funded places. Have you got what it takes to support the administration of the early years entitlement to the early years sector here in Liverpool!
With the announcement of the government’s new expansion of early years entitlement and wraparound programme an exciting opportunity has arisen to join Liverpool’s Early Years Childcare team. This exciting role will be to support the effective arrangements for claiming and payment administration of the early years entitlement and grant funding to the early years sector.
- The Early Years funding assistant will be responsible for ensuring robust data management systems are maintained and used to support financial reporting.
- Within the role the Early Years funding assistant will actively engage with providers claiming the funding by responding efficiently to enquires on individual payments, general provider questions.
- Our Early Years funding assistant will provide information and guidance to families and childcare providers on the early years expansion and early years entitlement processes.
- As the Early Years funding assistant you will be required to support the statutory annual census return to DFE department of education.
- You as the Early Years funding assistant will undertake funding audits with childcare providers in order to monitor and support the correct use of the early years entitlement funding is being made as set out in the early years funding agreement.
- In the role the Early Years funding assistant will be required to work as part of the wider early years team to support the delivery of the overall work service area.
- You will have excellent skills and experience of data management systems and be proficient in MS-Excel. Ideally you will have excellent communication and customer service skills
Our offer to you:
- 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
- At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
- Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
- Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
- Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next steps:
Closing Date for this role is: Wednesday 20th November 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held during the week commencing 2nd of December.
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact Jo Bower via email joanne.bower@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk
Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
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