Early Years Compliance Officer

Cheshire West and Chester; Winsford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council seeks to strengthen the Early Years Team to ensure funded childcare places meet local demand and government requirements. You will audit providers, monitor quality, and support improvements while building strong relationships with families and partners.

The role involves delivering checks, quality assurance activities, and effective use of government guidance, with regular travel to providers and council offices across Cheshire West and Chester and participation

Qualifications

• Experience auditing and monitoring performance against requirements.
• Quality assurance or contract management experience.
• Responding to enquiries and handling complaints professionally.
• Building relationships with providers, families and partners.
• Analysing data and producing clear reports.
• Understanding markets and commercial awareness.
• Ability to explain government guidance clearly to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Carry out checks with childcare providers to ensure funding is used correctly and in line with government guidance.
• Conduct quality assurance activities and support service improvement.
• Build positive working relationships with providers, parents and partners to monitor quality.
• Travel to childcare providers and council offices for audits and meetings.

Skills

Audits

Quality assurance

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Government guidance

Job description

You will work as part of the Early Years Team within the Education and Inclusion Service.

Your role will help the Council make sure there are enough high-quality, inclusive childcare places available for families who need funded early years education.

You will carry out checks with childcare providers to make sure they are using funding correctly and following government rules and guidance. You will build positive relationships with childcare providers, parents and other partners, gathering information to monitor quality and support improvement.

By working closely with providers and stakeholders, you will help maintain a strong and sustainable childcare sector and ensure children and families receive the best possible support and outcomes.

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Early Years Team. The team is responsible for making sure there are enough high-quality, inclusive childcare places across the borough to meet local families' demand for funded early years education.

About the role

This rewarding role will support high-quality early years provision across the borough. You will build positive working relationships with childcare providers, parents and a wide range of partners. Through funding checks and quality assurance activities, you will help make sure funded childcare places are delivered correctly and in line with government requirements and best practice.

You will have the opportunity to make a real difference to children and families by helping to improve services, support a sustainable childcare sector, and achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. The role will also give you the chance to influence service development, promote high standards, and help ensure local families can access high-quality childcare.

For more information about the role, please see the Responsibilities section of the attached Job Role Profile.

This is a Fully Agile role, which means you will mainly work from home. You will regularly travel to childcare providers and Council offices across Cheshire West and Chester, and occasionally attend regional and national meetings and networking events.

About you

You will have experience of:

• Carrying out audits, monitoring performance and checking compliance with requirements, while providing support and challenge where improvements are needed.
• Quality assurance, service improvement or contract management.
• Responding to enquiries and complaints professionally and effectively.
• Building positive working relationships and working in partnership with providers, families, colleagues and other professionals.
• Analysing complex information, producing clear reports and making informed recommendations.
• Understanding how organisations and markets operate, with good commercial awareness.
• Applying government guidance and explaining requirements clearly to a range of stakeholders.

To find out more about the responsibilities, skills and requirements for the role, please see the attached Job Role Profile. Should you have any queries or wish to discuss the role in more detail, please contact by phone or email:

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