Quality Development Advisor

Salford Council; Swinton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford Council is seeking a Quality Development Advisor to strengthen school age childcare provision across Salford, working with providers, schools, family hubs and partner agencies to improve outcomes for children and families.

You will lead quality improvement, deliver training and professional development, support settings before and after Ofsted registration, monitor provision, analyse data, and contribute to sufficiency planning across the city, with travel within Salford and occasional

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Early Years, Play Work, or Youth or related field.
• Management experience in school age childcare provisions.
• Ability to plan and deliver quality school age childcare provision.
• Experience delivering adult training.
• Knowledge of safeguarding protocols and procedures.
• Willingness to travel within the city and work occasional evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise school age childcare providers, including wraparound childcare, breakfast clubs, holiday provision, and HAF programme.
• Provide guidance to settings to meet Ofsted, Local Authority, and Department for Education requirements.
• Lead on quality improvement, supporting providers to achieve and maintain high standards of practice.
• Deliver training, briefings, and professional development opportunities.
• Support providers before and after Ofsted registration and inspections.
• Monitor provision, analyse data, and contribute to sufficiency planning across the city.
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations to ensure children receive the best possible experiences and outcomes.
• Promote safeguarding, inclusion, and continuous improvement across all aspects of provision.

Skills

Leadership

Training delivery

Safeguarding knowledge

Travel within city

Education

Level 3 qualification in Early Years/Play/Youth

Job description

Help Shape High-Quality School Age Childcare Across Salford

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and supporting childcare providers to deliver exceptional services? Do you have experience in school age childcare, play work, wraparound provision, or holiday programmes? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and highly motivated Quality Development Advisor to join our Starting Life Well Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting and developing high-quality school age childcare provision across Salford.

Working closely with childcare providers, schools, childminders, Family Hubs, and partner agencies, you will help ensure that children and families have access to safe, inclusive, and enriching childcare opportunities.

About the Role

As a Quality Development Advisor, you will:

• Support and advise school age childcare providers, including wraparound childcare, breakfast clubs, holiday provision, and Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
• Provide guidance to settings to help them meet Ofsted, Local Authority, and Department for Education requirements.
• Lead on quality improvement, supporting providers to achieve and maintain high standards of practice.
• Deliver training, briefings, and professional development opportunities.
• Support providers before and after Ofsted registration and inspections.
• Monitor provision, analyse data, and contribute to sufficiency planning across the city.
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations to ensure children receive the best possible experiences and outcomes.
• Promote safeguarding, inclusion, and continuous improvement across all aspects of provision.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to:

• Make a meaningful impact on children's experiences and outcomes.
• Support the growth and development of childcare provision across Salford.
• Work within a passionate and committed team dedicated to improving services for children and families.
• Contribute to innovative programmes including Wraparound Childcare and the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
• Develop your own professional skills through collaborative working and continuous learning opportunities.
• This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference by helping shape the future of school age childcare services across Salford.

About you

• Minimum of a level 3 qualification in Early Years, Play work, Youth or relevant field.
• Professional experience of working within school age childcare provision at management level.
• Ability to support a team in planning and delivering quality school age childcare provision
• Experience of developing and delivering relevant adult training.
• Ability to provide leadership and ensure the quality of provision to a wide range of school age childcare settings including Childminders, breakfast provision, holiday activities and food providers and other wraparound provisions.
• Knowledge and understanding of child protection protocols and procedures.
• An understanding of the school age childcare sector.
• The ability to travel within the city on a regular basis and the ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

What we need from you if you are invited to interview

• Passport/ID - You will be required to provide original documentation confirming your right to work in the UK. Successful candidates will also be required to provide proof of address.
• Qualifications/registrations

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