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Childcare Officer (Maternity Cover)

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ 27,975 - 28,361 / Annum
Job Type: Contract
Location: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Expire in: 17 days

Job Description

Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Childcare Officer (Maternity Cover) at our Chichester campus. You will join us on a full time, fixed term basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary pro rata of £27,975 - £28,361 per annum

Are you a happy, supportive and fun loving individual who dreams of a job where no two days are the same? An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Childcare Officer at our First Steps Nursery based at Chichester College.

The Childcare Officer (Maternity Cover) role:

Working with young babies through to children ready to start school, you will share your love for learning and make a real difference in children’s development and learning journeys. Together with our dedicated team, you will be a part of ensuring the children are learning, socialising, exploring and having fun.

Key Responsibilities of our Childcare Officer (Maternity Cover):

Ensuring the safety, happiness and well-being of children, ensuring that all children are supported to reach their potential and that individual needs are met.
	
Effectively leading the team to be delivering high quality opportunities, through modelling the expected standards and having high expectations of the team, and ensuring that the day to day experience for children is outstanding.
	
Ensuring that there is effective, open and meaningful communication within the team and with parents.
	
Supporting children through the implementation of our nursery intent, annual calendar and the delivery of our pre-school curriculum, ensuring that all opportunities for teachable moments are utilised.
	
Supporting staff with documentation including (but not limited to) planning, observations and assessments, and reviewing and moderating these to ensure their accuracy and effectiveness.
	
Being reflective and reactive to cohort needs/organisational needs/sector updates and to actively aim to solve problems and proactively make a difference through striving for improvement. 
	
Contributing to and work towards targeted action plans in conjunction with the Childcare Manager.

Our ideal Childcare Officer (Maternity Cover) should have the below skills and experience:

Level 3 qualification in Early Childhood Studies (or equivalent)
	
A period of post qualifying experience working in a childcare setting
	
Experience of leading a team
	
Working knowledge of current Early Years regulations (including  Early Years Foundation Stage, Development Matters and Ofsted frameworks/guidance)
	
Ability to communicate effectively and purposefully in a range of ways to suit a variety of situations

Closing date: 11th May 2026

The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.

We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses.

If you would like to learn more about our Childcare Officer (Maternity Cover) role, then please click ‘apply’ today!

All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks

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