Early Years Consultant

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.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.


• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.


• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.


• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.


• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.


We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

Grade 4 - £32,076 - £39,186 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working Hours are 36.5 hours per week

2 Permanent posts

In addition up to 2 additional Fixed Term Contracts until 31^st March 2026. The fixed-term posts may be extended if additional funding becomes available.

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 (18 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)


• 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, In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.