Early Years Consultant

Fixed term contract covering maternity leave

Grade 4 - £33,366 - £40,476 pro rata Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

We are a Living Wage Employer, and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate.

Working 24 hours per week

These are exciting times to be working at Birmingham. The City has experienced significant employment, housing and retail growth in recent years. To support the continued growth the city has agreed it is a priority to make Birmingham an aspirational city to grow up in.

Working within the Early Years and Childcare Service, you will play a vital role in delivering the Council’s Statutory duties to provide professional support services to all early years and childcare providers to meet the Local Authority statutory duties in respect of childcare sufficiency for children aged 0 -14 (16 for children with SEND) and early education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.

The post holder will also work with all key stakeholders to raise outcomes for settings inspected by Ofsted and contribute to improving children’s outcomes at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

We have got huge ambitions for Birmingham. As the shape of local government continues to change, we are determined to rise to the challenge and find new ways to ensure that our youngest children reach their full potential and are ready for their educational journey in school. Working at Birmingham gives you the opportunity to play a part in meeting those ambitions..

Our benefits include:

• Annual Leave (29 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service and 34 days after 10 years’ service) pro rata
• Local Government pension scheme. This is a career-average scheme where the employee contributes approximately one-third and the employer contributes approximately two-third
• Flexible working
• Flexi scheme which has the ability to have an additional 2 days off per month
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes include:
  • Purchase up to 4 weeks additional annual leave
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Car Benefit scheme
• My Birmingham Rewards - thousands of discounts for high street and online retailers
• Health and wellbeing support - free, confidential 24/7 support and advice helpline

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Interviews for this post will take place face to face. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes, vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure they are considered