Childcare Quality Improvement officer –  Barnsley  

£12.18 per hour

Fixed term contract – Full Time

Key Accountabilities

• Co-ordinate locality forums to share best practice amongst childcare providers including those who offer placements to disabled children and those with complex health needs.
• Deliver awareness sessions, toolkit briefings, agreed training sessions and updates on legislative changes as and when required, including updates on special educational needs reforms.
• Produce articles newsletters, the Council’s web pages and social media.
• Deliver, challenge and support to childcare settings, including assessing quality improvement programmes and associated documentation. Provide targeted advice to those settings identified as requiring intensive support - or be responsive to complex or sensitive issues as they arise.
• Collaborate with external and internal organisations to develop services for children.
• Support the implementation of government grants. Implement national initiatives and projects which may include the use of nationally recognised assessment systems for monitoring progress.
• Periodically gather ‘best practice examples’ to promote Barnsley regionally and nationally.
• Implement a range of toolkits and checklists for childcare providers to meet the necessary statutory welfare requirements.
• Represent the service at panels to discuss applications for children’s welfare and/or grants to support their care, as required.
• Annually evaluate the services offeredUndertake/commission ad hoc valuations as required.

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