Education Places Wrap-around Support Officer - Taunton, United Kingdom - Somerset Council

Somerset Council

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Taunton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Some key information

This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home or from one of our offices in Taunton some County wide travelling will be required.
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
This contract will be
fixed term for a period of
15 months

What will I be doing?

The government has announced the ambition to increase the provision of wraparound care and this role will be key in ensuring that this comes into effect across Somerset.

Your day to day work will therefore involve:

Collecting data on supply and demand patterns relating to wraparound care
Working collaboratively with schools and early years providers to support their ability to implement this expansion
Monitor new and existing provision
Participate in meetings with a variety of internal and external stakeholders

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be.

But it will really help if you:

Are confident working with internal colleagues and partners from a range of other organisations
Are confident liaising with staff from schools and other childcare providers
Are confident dealing with data inputting and updating

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset.

An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management.

As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy worklife balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Staff discounts in gyms.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
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Anything else I should know?
The salary for the role is Grade 13, ranging from £23,893 to £25,979 per annum.

DBS information
In this role you will require a criminal background check via Disclosure and Barring Service.

Job Reference:
SCC04650