Workforce Liaison Lead - Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future

Scottish Childminding Association; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

The Scottish Childminding Association seeks a Workforce Liaison Lead to enhance childminder recruitment across Scotland. This role focuses on building strategic partnerships with local authorities and organizations, driving initiatives that improve childminding services and outcomes for children. The position is part-time, requiring 18 hours per week, and offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage relationships and partnerships.
• Experience in recruitment or community engagement.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with local authorities and partner organizations.
• Identify opportunities for joint recruitment ventures.
• Work closely with the Workforce Manager to achieve recruitment targets.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

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Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families inScotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf ofchildminders, and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services.

Are you a relationship builder with a passion for making a real difference in children’s lives? The SCMA is seeking aWorkforce Liaison Lead to manage relationships, contributing to expanding our national childminder recruitmentprogramme. You'll be instrumental in nurturing strategic partnerships with local authorities, third-sectororganisations, and charities across Scotland. This pivotal role will see you act as a liaison, identifyingshared goals and developing mutually beneficial relationships that significantly boost the reach and impact ofour recruitment initiatives.

Your key focus will be on cultivating strong, productive relationships with partner organisations.

You'll proactively engage with local authorities to understand their needs and identify opportunities for jointrecruitment ventures. Internally, you'll work closely with our Workforce Manager and wider

team to ensure seamless integration of partnership activities, driving us closer to our national recruitmenttargets.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, this is an exciting opportunity to join SCMA and contribute to thegrowth of the childminding sector.

Part-time 18 hrs per week, Salary £35,320 - £38,372 pro rata for part time staff.

Initial funding is to March 2026, taking us to the end of year two - this is part of a 3-year proposal with fundingconfirmation received on an annual basis.

The post is home/office based, requiring travel and attendance at meetings across the central belt (including regularattendance at Head Office in Stirling). Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.

Application notes

For further information and to download an application form:

Closing date for receipt of completed applications Tuesday 10/6/25

Interviews will be held on Monday 16/6/25

Please note that only applications submitted on the correct form will be considered.

SCMA is working towards becoming an equal opportunities employer.

Scottish Childminding Association

Workforce Liaison Lead - Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future
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Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families inScotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf ofchildminders, and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services.

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with a passion for supporting learning anddevelopment. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your administrative skills can shine? If so,we're looking for a Training Administrator to be part of the team working on our exciting Programme forScotland’s Childminding Future (PSCF), aimed at retaining and growing the numbers of childminders acrossScotland.

The successful applicant will be the key to ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of our PSCF trainingprogramme. From managing the training calendar and coordinating logistics to handling attendee communication andmaintaining accurate records, you'll play a vital role ensuring effective support to childminders throughoutScotland.

The postholder is required to have proven administrative experience, ideally in a training or learning anddevelopment environment. Enthusiasm, self-motivation, good communication and excellent organisational skills arerequired.

Part-time 18 hrs per week, Salary £24,514 - £26,532 pro rata for part time staff

Initial funding is to March 2026, taking us to the end of year two - this is part of a 3-year proposal with fundingconfirmation received on an annual basis.

The post is office/home based, requiring travel and attendance at meetings across the central belt (including regularattendance at Head Office in Stirling).

Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.

Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families inScotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf ofchildminders, and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 2,600 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visitchildminding.org

We are recruiting a Workforce Officer to help us expand the childminding workforce as part of our exciting Programmefor Scotland’s Childminding Future, aimed at retaining and growing the numbers of childminders acrossScotland.

The successful applicant will work to support potential new childminders by delivering a childminding recruitmentmodel in local authority areas. You will work closely with the Workforce Manager, using SCMA’s successfulchildminding specific model.

The postholder is required to have proven ability to prioritise work and forward plan. Enthusiasm, self-motivation,good communication and excellent organisational skills are required.

Full-time 36 hrs per week, Salary £27,278 - £29,930 pro rata for part time staff.

Funding is to March 2026, taking us to the end of year two - this is part of a 3-year proposal with fundingconfirmation received on an annual basis.

The post is home/office based, requiring travel and attendance at occasional meetings and events across Scotland(including attendance at Head Office in Stirling).

Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.

Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families inScotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf ofchildminders, and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visitchildminding.org

We’re looking for a creative professional with a passion for delivering high-quality content to join our busy team.This is an exciting opportunity to join the SCMA in support of the delivery of a national Marketing andCommunications Campaign which is focused on the retention and recruitment of childminders in Scotland.

You’ll be supporting the delivery and performance of our digital channels and creating engaging written content forpublications and website in line with SCMA’s branding.

In this role, you’ll work closely with the Marketing & Communications team to support the design and delivery oftargeted communications to a variety of audiences that inspire and inform. You’ll use a creative, multi-channelapproach to ensure updates are timely, accurate, and aligned with our organisational goals. You’ll be central tosupporting key communications projects and familiar with measuring their effectiveness.

Part-time 18 hrs per week, Salary £27,278 - £29,930 (pro rata for part time staff)

Funding is to March 2026, taking us to the end of year two - this is part of a 3-year proposal with fundingconfirmation received on an annual basis.

The post is home based, requiring travel and attendance at occasional meetings and events across Scotland (includingattendance at Head Office in Stirling).

Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.

Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families inScotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf ofchildminders, and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visitchildminding.org

Are you highly organised with exceptional data administration skills? Join SCMA's Programme for Scotland'sChildminding Future (PSCF), a three-year national initiative focused on Retention and Recruitment. As Projectand Data Administrator, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the success of this programme, ensuring thesmooth operation of key data administration and providing comprehensive administrative support to the team.

In this role, you'll manage the recruitment mailbox and produce insightful data reports that drive informeddecision-making. You'll be collating and presenting key statistics to the PSCF team and working closely withstaff and childminders to ensure progress along the recruitment and retention pathways. Strong Excel skills anda passion for data accuracy will be key to your success.

We’re looking for a self-reliant and proactive professional with at least two years' experience in a data-focusedadministrative role. If you thrive on analysing data, are adept at providing excellent customer service, andexcel under pressure, this is your chance to make a significant impact on the future of childminding inScotland.

Full-time 36 hrs per week, Salary £24,514-£26,532

Initial funding is to March 2026, taking us to the end of year two - this is part of a 3-year proposal with fundingconfirmation received on an annual basis.

The post is home/office based, requiring travel and attendance at meetings across the central belt (including regularattendance at Head Office in Stirling).

Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.