Entrust is a partnership between Capita and Staffordshire County Council whereby we work together to provide support services to schools and Multi Academy Trusts across the county. We currently have a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Early Years practitioner to join our team as an Early Years Quality Support Consultant.

Within this role you will provide support, training and guidance to schools and other Early Years settings around themes such as safeguarding, curriculum, leadership and management and business development. Supporting their staff and management teams you will enable them to deliver services across the county that adhere to all regulations whilst at the same time providing a fun and educational learning environment.

This role is a 1 year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension with significant travel across the county visiting client sites.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of EYFS statutory requirements in a variety of contexts and providing concise feedback both orally and written

• Providing advice, training, support and challenge to a range of audiences

• Critically analysing a range of evidence to identify key priorities for the setting

• Promote excellence through the identification of best practice and brokerage of continuous professional development

• Planning and delivering consultancy to settings supporting them to achieve at least a good Ofsted outcome

• Supporting the market development and sufficiency of childcare across the county

• Preparing and delivering training/consultancy to a range of audiences

• Participating in a range of relevant continuing professional development to support and enhance the service.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven track record in an Early Years setting

• Extensive knowledge of government and local authority guidelines in the area of Early Years provision

• Excellent communication skills

• The ability to train stakeholders at all levels and impart knowledge and ideas effectively

• Must have drivers license and access to a car as there is extensive travel across the county.

About Entrust

Entrust is a joint venture company between Staffordshire County Council and Capita, which means that we bring the best of both worlds to our service delivery; a commitment to provide services that improve the life chances of young people with the efficiency and effectiveness of the private sector.

‘Excellence in education’ is the heart of our business. We work in partnership with schools, academy trusts and Local Authorities to provide specialist expertise, ensuring every child and young person;

• receives a good education;

• is in a safe and healthy environment;

• and is given expert guidance to realise their full potential.

By building on our reputation for excellence and delivering what we promise, we want to help make every school a good school, ensuring every child and young person gets the education they deserve.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary of £30,000

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.