School Age Childcare Project Officer


Company:	Bedford Borough Council
Salary:	£36,581 to £39,481 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bedford , MK42 9AP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	9 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of school age childcare across Bedford Borough, helping to improve access to high quality provision for children and families through the delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme and the development of wider school age childcare provision.

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and families? Do you enjoy building partnerships, using data to drive improvement and delivering high quality projects? Working closely with schools, childcare providers, partners and internal teams, you will lead provider engagement, undertake quality assurance visits and use data to identify gaps, support childcare sufficiency and drive service improvement. You will also play a key role in the delivery, monitoring and evaluation of government funded programmes, ensuring high quality provision and positive outcomes for children and families. We are looking for someone with experience of working within or alongside the childcare, education or family support sector, who understands the opportunities and challenges of delivering high quality school age childcare.

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