Early Years Entitlement Funding, Payments and Monitoring Officer

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Job description

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK's highest performing local authorities, serving one of London's best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education's key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve - and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Job title Early Years Entitlement Funding, Payments and Monitoring Officer

Salary PO1, £41,967.00 to £42,855.00

Terms and Conditions Full time, Fixed term (Maternity)

This role is full time and fixed term. The EY team has a hybrid working model with both remote and office based working. Attendance in person at the office (in the Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY) is at least two days per week.

Early Years Entitlement Funding, Payments and Monitoring Team

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Early Years Entitlement Funding, Payments and Monitoring Team which is part of the wider Early Years, Early Help and Wellbeing Service. The team is responsible for conducting the termly data collection process from Early Years Providers and administering the Early Entitlement Funding for two, three and four year olds, the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP), Disability Access Fund (DAF) and Inclusion funding.

In addition, the role includes monitoring of Early Years providers to ensure compliance with funding agreements.

The Role

This is an exciting and rewarding role which can be fast-paced and demanding at times particularly when required to meet deadlines for census returns and making financial payments. The successful applicant will also provide support, guidance and advice for settings and childminders in relation to completing census returns. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with different stakeholders.

Ideally you will have experience working with databases and spreadsheets and have a good understanding of digital information systems, be comfortable working in a busy, client -facing service alongside having the ability to be flexible and adaptable.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Claudia Thomas

Interested?

Please apply by our website via the button below.

Closing date: 22:59, 22 nd September 2024

Interviews: 7 th October 2024

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.

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