Childcare Sufficiency Officer

Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Like all of us here at Barnsley Council, you care about children and their families. So you’ll relish this opportunity to play a key part in ensuring that the council meets it’s early years and school age childcare sufficiency duty.

Creativity, ambition and a focus on people. That’s what matters at Barnsley Council. Our award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It’s all about putting local people at the heart of everything, listening to and doing good for our communities. We’re now more innovative, more efficient and provide better value for money. The changes are clear to see - from new businesses and jobs, to improving school results and to museums being recognised for their community engagement.

Your role in our journey

We are seeking a highly committed and motivated individual to join our team in the role of part time Childcare Sufficiency Officer. The successful candidate will be highly organised, have good analytical and IT skills. They must be a great communicator who is able to build relationships quickly. The role entails being able to travel across the borough to gain the views of parents and carers as well as visit childcare providers.

What you’ll need

As well as a level 3 qualification you will need experience of working in a relevant field along with a love of statistics, excellent IT and analytical skills as well as an ability to engage with parents and childcare professionals.

Shape a better future with us

Join us on our journey to a brighter future. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

A lot to look forward to

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. You see, we prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. So we’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online.

To arrange an informal discussion please contact childcaresufficiency@barnsley.gov.uk