Childcare Liaison Officer
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Childcare Liaison Officer
Department Name: Education Department
Job Title: Childcare Liaison Officer
Falkland Islands Government FIG Grade D1 starting salary £35,774 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.
The Opportunity: As a member of the Childcare Advisory Team, the post holder is responsible for raising standards of childcare provision, achievement and outcomes for children in the Falkland Islands. This is achieved by supporting continuous improvement in the quality of provision and pedagogy within childcare settings.
The role involves providing effective leadership through challenge, support, formal regulation, and informal monitoring leading to constructive feedback, coaching, mentoring, training, and professional advice.
The post holder will contribute to the work of the Education Department by:
- Developing childcare settings to deliver consistently high-quality play-based provision, by providing advice, support, challenge and guidance to support effective improvement, enabling them to achieve and maintain the standards set out in the Falkland Islands National Minimum Standards for Childcare
- Motivating and inspiring colleagues across the childcare sector by modelling excellence
- Managing the processes involved in the registration, inspection and regulation of the childcare sector.
Essential Criteria for the role includes education to at least Level 5 in an appropriate area (e.g. Early Years, Education), be an inspirational practitioner who can challenge and train others, to have extensive childcare and/or Early Years sector experience, to be able to evidence implementation of positive change in an education or childcare environment.
Contract Type: This is a permanent post on FIG terms and conditions
Closing Date: 23 Janaury 2026
For further information on the post, please contact Karen Steen by emailing
To download application forms or job descriptions or to apply please visit https://falklands.gov.fk/jobs or email