Development Officer (Start Well Service)
Start Well Service
37 Hours Per Week
Grade G scp 23 £32,076 to scp 27 £35,745 Per Annum
Fixed Term Contract Until August 2026
The Role
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We have a unique opportunity to appoint 2 full time Development Officers on a fixed term basis to join the Start Well Service. In the spring budget 2023, the government announced a range of measures to support parents return to work more easily, including the expansion of early education and childcare places and wraparound services for school aged children.
Your role will involve working collaboratively with schools, childcare providers and local communities seeking innovative and creative solutions to meet the programme aims of expanding the current funded childcare entitlement for working parents of children aged 9 months and over to 30 hours by September 2025 and ensuring that all primary schools have available to their parents, sustainable wraparound services from 8am -6pm during the school term by September 2026. Your knowledge and experience in delivering early education and childcare quality places will be vital to the project’s success.
You will be joining the Start Well Service and cross- Local Authority team of officers responsible for delivery of early education and childcare at an exciting time with the expansion and growth of the early education and childcare sector.
This post is subject to hybrid working conditions and travel throughout and occasionally out of the borough will be essential. An essential car user allowance is payable as boroughwide travel is required.
About You
We are looking for an experienced individual who has:
• Understanding of quality and sustainable early education and wraparound 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 Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see the Work with Us page on greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
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