Senior Commissioning Officer - Woking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Woking, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction

The starting salary for this position is £41,931 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. The role is offered on a 12 month secondment basis.
Do you have the passion to improve outcomes and services for children, young people and their families?

Could you use your business or commissioning experience to ensure that Surrey's children have the best opportunity to fulfil their potential?

About Us

The Early Years Commissioning Team works closely with Early Years settings and schools to fulfil our statutory duty in ensuring we have sufficient Early Years provision in Surrey.

The team provides business advice to support providers to be financially sustainable, whilst delivering the best quality childcare and education to our youngest children.

The team also has a focus on market management of the childcare sector in Surrey to secure sufficient, good quality early education and childcare places for families, with a particular focus on children with special educational needs and disabilities, or those experiencing barriers to learning.

Our aim is to improve outcomes for children and families and to achieve excellence for all Surrey residents.

An important part of what we do is providing information, support and guidance on business planning, financial forecasting and governance to support sustainability within the sector.

This includes supporting the delivery of the Early Years Funded Entitlement for 2,3 and 4 year olds.

We monitor and manage the market to ensure our mixed model of delivery meets the needs of each community and achieves sufficiency.

We make sure that children with special educational needs and disabilities or other barriers to learning are at the heart of all we do, and are always included.

We achieve this through engaging with families and providers to ensure we create opportunities for early identification and intervention.

Our aim is that all children can reach their full potential and that the early years sector continues to meet the needs of Surrey residents.

About You

We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated people who have knowledge, understanding and experience of the Early Years sector or other similar relevant experience.

Working closely with a wide variety of teams, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment and working to deadlines.

Have an understanding of current trends and challenges within the Early Years sector, including Early Years Funded Entitlements
Have an understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and funding arrangements such as: The Disability Act 2014, Children and Families Act 2014, SEND Code of Practice 2014, and Early Education and Childcare Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities 201
Have business and financial management or commissioning experience
Have knowledge and experience of working independently at a senior level in the Early Years or schools sector, or have other similar relevant experience at a senior level
Have excellent communication skills with the ability to influence, negotiate and take the initiative to lead on projects
Can demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with teams both within the council and external partners

Importantly, you must have a passion for improving outcomes and services for children, young people and their families

This role will require travel throughout the county, therefore you will need to hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28th May 2023 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's Barred List checks will be required for this role.

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Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

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