4 month contract with a local Authority

Job Purpose

• Support primary schools in maximising their free early education entitlement (FEEE) funding by ensuring school management teams have full information on how best to market and fill their available early years places
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Engage with school management teams in proportion to need (as measured by take-up of places locally in areas of demand) to ensure the school’s systems for marketing and engagement are fit for purpose and are calibrated in line with the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment scorecard for their local area.
  
• Ensure that the school is accessing its full entitlement for FEEE funding and meeting its duties under the funding agreement.
  
• Work with the school management team to develop their understanding of marketing and business planning for their early years’ unit.
  
• Work with the Quality and Sufficiency team to mediate any issues arising between schools and childcare settings over place take up and funding. Where required, support the implementation of Funding Audits as per statutory requirements.
  

Essential Experience Needed

• Experience delivering outreach services in areas of disadvantage
  

Essential Qualifications needed

• Trained/educated to at least level 2/equivalent qualification level
  

Additional information to note

• This role is 35 working hours per week.
  

The role closes on 12/05/25