Wraparound Coordinator

**Wraparound Coordinator**:
**Employer**: Medway Council

**Salary**: Range 4 (£28,374 - £33,723) per annum

**Location**: Mobile - Works from different locations; Gun Wharf; Client's Homes or Business

**Contract**: Permanent

**Working Pattern**: Full Time

**Hours**: 37 hours per week.

**DBS Check**: Yes

**Closing Date**: 03/03/2024 at 23:59

**Reference**: REC3034RS

The government’s ambition is that by 2026, all parents and carers of primary school-aged children who need it will be able to access term time childcare in their local area from 8am-6pm, so that parents can access employment and improve labour market participation.

To support this ambition, the government announced that it will provide up to £289 million of start-up funding over two academic years to support local authorities and providers in England to introduce or expand childcare provision on either side of the school day, which parents of primary school-aged children will be able to pay to access. This role will involve working in a collaborative manner with teams across the local authority, schools, families, childcare providers (including private providers, childminders, community and voluntary organisations and early years settings) to assess supply and demand and expand wraparound childcare provision that is accessible to children and families, including those with SEND.

Undertake the mapping of current wraparound provision across the county. Consult with parents/carers, providers, and children about demand for wraparound childcare. Provide business planning and marketing advice and guidance to new and existing early years childcare providers and schools to develop, support and sustain childcare provision for children from reception to year six.

Inspire, influence, and motivate head teachers, governors, managers, lead partners, senior education leaders and early years/childcare practitioners. Provide ongoing monitoring, advice, support and challenge providers to ensure high quality inclusive practice is maintained, improvements are monitored, and poor practice is reported through appropriate channels. Identify and share models of best practice and contribute to the development of cross-sector provider networks and support their effectiveness.

Communicate the wraparound offer through existing channels to the public, wraparound childcare providers and other key agencies. Monitor and report on take up, availability, supply and demand and work with the DfE to provide ongoing accurate data to support with the monitoring and evaluation of the programme.

Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the vision and values of the Council.

**In return we offer you**:

- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.

**Our organisation**:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
- If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Debbie Allcorn on 01634 338394. _

**Important Information-**

**Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile**

**Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement**:
**For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.**
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date._

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