Payments Officer ( Early Education Funding )

Medirest Signature; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading county council as an Early Education Funding Payments Officer, where you will play a crucial role in administering early education funding. You will work collaboratively to ensure funding is distributed effectively, providing key support to educators and families across the region.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 28 days

Comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to handle challenging situations with calm and clear communication.
• Willingness to learn about national priorities in childcare.
• Capability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Administer early education funding in accordance with statutory requirements.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure timely funding distribution.
• Respond to detailed and complex queries from providers and parents.

Skills

Empathic communication

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Job description

About Us

Do you want to make a difference? A REAL difference?

Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which will enable us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We're seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of daring to do it differently ', as we continue to strive to do better.

In our Children, Education, & Families Directorate, we want everychildto have the best possible education and with this goal in mind, we've set out to improve and transform our services.

Oxfordshire County Council is a financially stable local authority which is committed to investing in Children, Education, and Families, to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the children, young people, and families we work with.

About the Role and team

We are seeking a highly motivatedindividualto join our Early Education Funding Team.

As an Early Education Funding Payments Officer, you will work with an established team and play an integral role in the administration and effective delivery of early education funding to private, voluntary and independent providers that offers vital early education to young children across Oxfordshire.

As part of this role, you will:

• Work incollaborationwith the team to effectively distribute and audit early education funding in line with statutory requirements and the Council's audit and financial procedures.
• Ensure the accurate, timely and effective administration and distribution of early education funding.
• Proactively liaise with other colleagues, teams and agencies to provide a consistent service and take a pro-activeapproach to develop new systems and processes to ensure the most efficient distribution of funding is given.
• Develop detailed knowledge of all aspects of early education fundingso that detailed and complex queries from providers and parents can be responded to in a timely way.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you are:

• Kindand caring,with an ability to handle challenging and sometimesemotionalsituations and customers with yourempathic, calm and clear communication skills.
• Advocating for equality and integrity in all you do, you can communicate effectively using different media and answer complex queries with understanding and empathy.
• Always learning,with a desire to build on your knowledge of national priorities in the early years and childcare sector.
• Willing to take responsibility and contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Council's vision you can effectively work alone and as part of a team.
• Driven to do it differently to embark on a journey of continuous improvement, you have a methodical and organised eye for detail.
• Confidentlyable to input and retrieve data from ICT based systems as needed.
• You will be able to travel throughout the county and hold a full driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Rewards and benefits

• Annual leave starting at 28 days per year (plus bank holidays).
• A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Flexible working.
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport24 x7.
• Range of family friendly policies.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.
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Proposed interview date Wednesday 9th July

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Suzie Jarvey [e-mail]

Ourcommitmentto:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.

Ourcommitmentto:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Ourcommitmentto:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Ourcommitmentto:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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