Early Years Business Support Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                             Early Years Business Support Officer
• Job Location:                      Shire Hall, Block 3, 3rd Floor 
• Salary:                                £27,269 - £28,264 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                    Permanent 
• Duration:                              
• Closing Date:                      02/04/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    9428 
• This post is open to job share OR This post is not open to job share

About the team/role

We are recruiting a permanent full-time Early Years and Childcare Business Support Officer.

The Early Years & Childcare Business team support the Local Authority duty to ensure there is sufficient high quality, sustainable early years and childcare provision across Gloucestershire. The Business Support Officer role is a critical element of the team; developing and maintaining systems to collate data relating to the provision of childcare to identify areas where expansion of provision is required. The postholer will also work with the council's early years funding team to distribute funding to childcare providers.

About You

We are looking for applicants with a proven track record of success working in a data and/or finance related role. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the early years/childcare sector, experience of developing and maintaining data sytems and be able to use data to inform regular monitoring reports.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply 

If you have the skills and knowledge to fulfil this role and would love to join a dynamic, professional and motivated team, Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact  Sarah Hylton  via email (sarah.hylton@gloucestershire.gov.uk) for an informal chat.  

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Early Years Business Support Officer - Job Profile

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.