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Job Title: Wraparound and Childcare Programme Coordinator - Rochdale

Contract Type: Temporary

Location: North West

Industry: Childrens

REF: 947003

Job Published: 1 day ago

Duration: 4 months initially

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hrs/week – Hybrid

• Implement the wraparound and childcare programme across Rochdale ensuring provision is sustainable and meets the needs of working parents.
• Collaborate with partners and teams across the local authority, schools, families, and childcare providers to assess supply and demand, and expand wraparound childcare provision that is accessible to children and families, including those with SEND.
• Undertake, review, and update mapping of current wraparound and childcare provision.
• Lead consultation with children, parents and carers, providers, and partners about demand for wraparound childcare and their views.
• Provide business planning and marketing advice and guidance to new and existing early years childcare providers and schools.
• Work closely with finance officers and providers to complete funding applications and business plans to support the development of high-quality provision.
• Provide ongoing monitoring, advice, support, and challenge to providers to ensure high-quality inclusive practice is maintained, improvements are monitored, and poor practice is reported through appropriate channels.
• Identify and share models of best practice, effectively engage with providers to secure high-quality provision that meets all regulatory requirements.
• Communicate the wraparound offer through existing channels to parents and families, the public, wraparound childcare providers, and other key agencies.
• Monitor and report on take-up, availability, supply and demand and work with the DfE to provide ongoing accurate data to support the monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
• Maintain accurate and effective records and plans, providing regular reports as required.
• Ensure any safeguarding concerns identified relating to the welfare and safety of children are raised and progressed through the appropriate processes and procedures.

• Experience of working collaboratively with parents, carers, and partners delivering change.
• Experience of managing and monitoring budgets, financial planning, projections, and implementing year-end processes.
• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and relevant key local/national policies relating to early years, wraparound provision, and vulnerable children.
• Knowledge of safeguarding processes, policies, and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

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