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Facilitate the administration of Early Years funding streams including entitlements for Early Learning for 2YO, 3 and 4-year-olds Universal Entitlement, and 9 Months plus Working Parents Entitlement ensuring all eligible providers receive accurate and timely disbursements. Provide comprehensive financial administrative support for various budgets managed by the Early Years and Childcare Team. Coordinate the collation and synthesis of departmental data to meet diverse internal and external reporting requirements.

A role requiring a flexible and proactive approach to ensure the Local Authority fulfills its statutory obligations regarding Early Years funding. The post-holder will be instrumental in maintaining the financial integrity of the service, ensuring that childcare providers receive accurate funding entitlements through efficient and transparent administrative processes.

Core Responsibilities:

• Funding & Compliance: Administration of Early Years funding streams
• Financial Administration: Provide comprehensive support for diverse budgets managed by the Early Years and Childcare Team, maintaining accurate records.
• Operational Support: Deliver high-level administrative assistance to the wider team

This is a hybrid role, with flexibility required around office presence in line with service needs.

About the role

• Provide help and support to private, voluntary and independent childcare providers and childminders, and parents with regard to all matters relating to all areas of Early Education Funding.
• Assist in all tasks relating to the administration of Early Education Funding including managing the termly data collection for all eligible children and payments to providers as appropriate.
• Maintain all systems and records relating to Early Education Funding in order to respond to queries from providers and parents.
• Maintain accurate systems to ensure an effective audit trail that can be scrutinised as required by both internal and external contracts.
• Assist in the timely and accurate completion of the Termly Early Years headcounts and censuses and other reports/surveys requested by the DfE and other childcare organisations.
• Assist in the gathering, collating and review/assessment of data for use in the annual review of the Early Years Funding Formula.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact the hiring manager Clive Haines on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

About you

We are looking for a successful candidate with the qualities below:

• Educated to a minimum of Level 2 with broad experience of administrative/Finance procedures.
• Provide help and support to private, voluntary and independent childcare providers and childminders, and parents with regard to all matters relating to all areas of Early Education Funding.
• Assist in all tasks relating to the administration of Early Education Funding including managing the termly data collection for all eligible children and payments to providers as appropriate.
• Maintain all systems and records relating to Early Education Funding in order to respond to queries from providers and parents.
• Maintain accurate systems to ensure an effective audit trail that can be scrutinised as required by both internal and external contracts.
• Assist in the timely and accurate completion of the Termly Early Years headcounts and censuses and other reports/surveys requested by the DfE and other childcare organisations.
• Assist in the gathering, collating and review/assessment of data for use in the annual review of the Early Years Funding Formula.
• Assist in the gathering, collating and review/assessment of data to monitor take up of the free entitlement and sufficiency of childcare places in the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
• Keep up to date with all relevant Early Years legislation, attending relevant external events/seminars as appropriate.
• Respond to telephone calls from the general public or partners and stakeholders, in a calm, efficient way to promote an efficient but confidential service.
• Keep accurate records of all correspondence and key contacts for all aspects of the service delivery.
• Maintain all systems and records relating to Early Education Funding in order to respond to queries from providers about the administration of the above.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month.
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension).
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• A range of staff benefits and discounts.
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway.

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Important Information

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Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon a satisfactory DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received.