Childcare Improvement Sufficiency Officer

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 39939 - 42699 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:18.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term for (31st March 2029)

Closing Date: 18th January 2026

Interview Date(s): 29th January 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a well-organised motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Early Years Inclusion and Childcare Service as a Childcare Improvement Sufficiency Officer

The post of Childcare Improvement Sufficiency Officerwill allow you the opportunity to join a highly skilled enthusiastic team. We work with those wishing to join the Early Years sector and wrap-around provision to ensure they offer high-quality provision.

About the Role

The Childcare Improvement Sufficiency Officerwill:

Support and inform the service to ensure there are sufficient childcare places to meet the needs and families in Leicestershire (including those who have additional needs) to meet the Local Authorities statutory duty.

Coordinate and implement a package of advice support and guidance to ensure that those entering the childcare market offer high-quality provision.

Disseminate key safeguarding messages and information to providers and other stakeholders

Develop high-quality out-of-school provision including those judged less than good by Ofsted by securing information advice and training as set out in the local authoritys statutory duty.

Ensure high-quality inclusive out-of-school provision is commissioned through the Service grant.

Willingness to travel to various locations to support providers across the county

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

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About You

Please refer to these 7 points when making your application giving examples as evidence of how you meet them

• A relevant level 6 qualification i.e. qualified teacher Early YearsProfessional or equivalent experience and ability
• Outstanding early years practice in the early years sector or an out of school withexperience of observing and evaluating the quality learning and providing feedback to staff
• Excellent understanding of: learning relating to the Early Years Foundation Stage phase with a working knowledge of the EYFS and its key principles and objectives; the skills knowledge and experience required to support out of school settings
• To have good knowledge of the early years SEND code of practice andhave extensive knowledge of the legal requirements of the EYFS and other legislation that is required for providers to become registered
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to enthuse and motivate others develop and maintain good working relationships and professional partnerships with people from all backgrounds
• To be an active listener to gain trust and respect from those you work with and have excellent problem-solving skills working within a team
• An understanding of and commitment to Equality and Diversity and the ability to apply this to strategic work and day-to-day situations

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Morag Harvey Senior Childcare Improvement Sufficiency Officer

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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