**Salary**: Band 9, **£36,647 - £40,220 **FTE per annum, pro-rata for Term Time Only

Hours**:Part Time **(25.9 hours per week), Term Time Only

Contract**:Fixed term **starting April 2024 to end of March 2026

Closing date**:Sunday 17 March 2024 **, 23:59

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

**Why live and work in Portsmouth?**

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

**The Service**:
The Early Years and Childcare Service works with Portsmouth City Council's Children's, Families and Education Directorate, as well as the wider statutory, voluntary, and private sectors. Within the service colleagues support one another in working through issues and identifying solutions. Regular supervision with the line manager is in place as well as creative problem-solving daily.

The Wraparound Project, announced by the UK government in spring 2023, aims to provide all parents, and carers of primary school-aged children with access to term time childcare in their local area from 8am-6pm by September 2026.

**The Role**:
The role is to lead the development, design, and management of the wraparound programme, working in a collaborative manner with teams across Portsmouth City Council (PCC), schools, families, wraparound childcare providers (including private providers, childminders, community and voluntary organisations and early years settings).

The role holder must assess supply and demand and expand wraparound childcare provision that is accessible to children and families, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The role holder will be responsible for ensuring effective governance, quality, robust contract and financial management and monitoring of this externally funded programme.

The role holder will be based at the Civic Offices and at schools and other locations around the city, with the possibility of hybrid/homeworking depending on the needs to the Service.

**What you'll need to succeed**:
**You will**:

- Be qualified to Level 3 in Early Years and Childcare, or Play work, or Youth work, or be able to demonstrate transferable knowledge and skills to meet the demands of the role.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the sector and understands its challenges and opportunities.
- Have knowledge of the sector, its challenges and opportunities, and of Ofsted requirements for wraparound childcare, the SEND Code of Practice, the Equality Act and the Children and Families Act.
- Have successful experience of collaborative working with a range of agencies and professionals including evidence of building new partnerships, working with parents and carers and safeguarding children.
- Have an enthusiasm for innovating and trying new things, and excellent negotiation and communication skills.
- Be willing to travel across Portsmouth during the periods that wraparound providers are running to visit provision (essential).
- Be flexible and willing to perform any duty or task that is appropriate for the role described and according to the needs of the Early Years and Childcare Service (essential).

**_You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. _**

**What you'll get in return**:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

**Additional Information**:
The full job profile is attached here.

**Contact Details for an Informal Discussion**:
**A commitment to our values**:
We are committed to our values of respect