Transitions Lead - Oldham, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Oldham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Oldham Council
***Education, Early Years & Skills

Educational and Child Psychology Service

Ref:
G7/OL

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Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years

Salary:
£36,648 - £40,221 per annum (Grade 7)

Hours:18.8 per week (0.5 FTE)

Based:
Spindles

Closing Date:
Sunday 17th March 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates:
TBC.

Job Description & Person

Role Overview:

This is an exciting new role developed as part of our work with the Department for Education to deliver the Delivering Better Value project.

Your role will be to lead on the development of good practice in relation to transitions across Oldham, working across the partnership and with parents/carers and young people to achieve this.

It will build on work already underway to develop Year6/7 transition via a pilot project, as well as council priorities around transitions.

Key Responsibilities:

To manage a transition project for its duration, including identification of good practice, and development of toolkits and approaches to supporting staff, CYP and parents/carer around transition in relation to all key stage transitions.
To link with other professionals to influence practice & develop a network of practice and communication across setting transition points
To work with senior leaders across the partnership to influence partnership policy and practice.
To collate information and identify key priorities
To provide quarterly feedback and ensure robust monitoring of the project

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

Evidence of continued professional, managerial and personal development in relation to education and/or SEND
Experience working within an educational setting
Experience of managing and successfully delivering projects, as well as experience managing a team
Degree and/or equivalent Professional Qualification in disciplines relating to Psychology, social sciences, Mental Health, Behaviour, SEND or Teaching.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.

We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background.

We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.

Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans.

We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.

Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels.

You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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