Early Years Business Support Officer

3 weeks ago


Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Gloucestershire County Council Full time

About the Role:

The Early Years Sufficiency and Business Support team at Gloucestershire County Council is seeking a highly organized and customer-focused Business Support Officer to ensure sufficient high-quality sustainable childcare provision across the county.

The successful candidate will support the Early Years Sufficiency & Business Manager in gathering and collating data and information reports, including weekly and termly reporting to the Department for Education, 2-year funding eligibility take-up monitoring and tracking, childcare sufficiency reporting, Ofsted monitoring and reporting, and place planning and 106 contribution information.

The ideal candidate will have excellent data analysis and manipulation skills, with the ability to prioritize workloads and maintain service levels. They will also possess a good level of literacy and numeracy, equivalent to Grade C or above in English and Maths, and a further academic or professional qualification in an area such as Business Administration or Finance.

About the Team:

The Early Years Sufficiency and Business Support team is committed to providing high-quality support to childcare providers across Gloucestershire. The team works closely with providers to ensure they have the necessary resources and information to deliver high-quality childcare services.

What We Offer:

  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • 25.5 days' annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' continuous service
  • An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
  • Family-friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
  • Career development and qualification opportunities
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
  • An in-house Occupational Health service
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
  • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.


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