Behaviour Support Service jobs in Enfield

485972

£32,196 - £36,189

£32,196 (National) £35,788 (London), rising to £32,598 (National), £36,189 (London) per annum on successful completion of probation.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Permanent

Regulation and Social Care

Administration / Corporate Support
Policy
Other

Full-time

1

2 Rivergate, Bristol
10 South Colonnade, London
Piccadilly Gate, Manchester

We are recruiting a Policy Support Officer to join our Early Year Regulatory Policy and Practice Team.

The postholder will provide administrative support to developing Ofsted’s Early Years policy for registering and regulating childcare. The person who holds this post must be a strong administrator who can demonstrate that they are highly motivated to support senior managers to develop regulatory and inspection policy and practice that best protects and promotes children and young people’s safety and welfare.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the point of application and for the duration of employment.

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Developing Self and Others
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Evidence of organisational skills and ability to meet objectives and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Evidence of producing high-quality advice, guidance or training materials for stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise initiative and be flexible to changing priorities.
• Experience of analysing and summarising information from a range of sources.
• Evidence of identifying and developing solutions that enable improved ways of working.
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner (verbally and in writing), tailoring content according to the audience.

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Evidence of organisational skills and ability to meet objectives and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Evidence of producing high-quality advice, guidance or training materials for stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise initiative and be flexible to changing priorities.
• Experience of analysing and summarising information from a range of sources.
• Evidence of identifying and developing solutions that enable improved ways of working.

Alongside your salary of £32,196, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £9,327 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident – Leader, we continually engage with our employee networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

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Job contact :

• Name : People Services Delivery Team
• Email : jobs@ofsted.gov.uk
• Telephone : 03000 131 487

Recruitment team

• Email : jobs@ofsted.gov.uk