Head of Early Years Services - Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - Herts for Learning Limited

Description

Contract:
Permanent


Hours:
Full time at 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year


Salary:
Band - FTE £70,000 - £80,000 per annum.


Location:

Hybrid working with flexibility required to work across educational settings in Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties, with an opportunity to work up to 2 days per week in our Head Office in Stevenage, Hertfordshire if desired.

Are you an outstanding leader who is passionate about children's learning outcomes?

Could you play a crucial role in developing the quality of education in Early Years settings across our growing network?

We are looking for an outstanding individual to lead our team of Early Years Advisers and Consultants, supporting PVI settings, Nursery Schools, Primary schools and Academy Trusts in Hertfordshire and beyond.

At HFL Education, we believe that every young person, through access to a great education, should be able to realise their potential, regardless of where they live, their background or circumstances.

We know that the Early Years are the most crucial stage of a young person's education.

If you believe in the capacity of all children to achieve great outcomes, through a great curriculum and exceptional teaching, and you want to make a positive contribution to the quality of education across the early years sector, we would love to hear from you.

As the UK's largest School Company, we operate as a social enterprise on a not-for-profit basis and we are a leading provider of school improvement and business support services, training and resources, that enable schools, settings and trusts to deliver a great education.

You can find out more about us here.

They will already be a highly successful individual within a senior leadership role. It is highly likely that they will have close experience of school inspections.

Their current post may be within a school, a trust, a teaching hub, a local authority, or an organisation providing services to educational settings.

They will be dynamic and diligent, have a proven track record in raising attainment and closing gaps, confident with digital delivery platforms, and demonstrate the ability to lead and inspire others.

They will be a clear strategic thinker, have a keen business sense, be self-motivated, flexible and be prepared to travel to trusts, settings and schools as needed throughout Hertfordshire and beyond.

Our 'working from anywhere' approach provides colleagues the opportunity to work flexibly in line with their role requirements.

As there is a permanent home working element to this role, you will need to ensure you are equipped for home working.

This is a great opportunity to join a diverse and successful team and to have a significant impact on the quality of education for children across a wide range of settings.

Closing Date:
Monday 9th January 2023, 09:00am

Longlisting:
Friday 13th January 2023

First stage selection interviews:
Friday 20th January 2023 via Microsoft Teams

Stakeholder sessions:
W/C 23rd January 2023 via Microsoft Teams

Final stage selection interviews:
Friday 27th January 2023 in Stevenage

Benefits:

a generous employer pension contribution, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 31 days after five-years) or the equivalent paid for Term Time employees, family-friendly policies, hybrid working, paid mileage, a cycle to work scheme, onsite charging points for electric vehicles, access to mental health and wellbeing support, company performance bonus, professional development opportunities, benefit schemes for discounts and cashback offers, and more.

We are committed towards becoming an anti-racist organisation, and our recruitment statement is set out below in support of this.

• HFL is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership._
• Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will expect you to be prepared to discuss unconscious bias with us; we find these conversations more than any others give us all a good idea of what working together will be like._

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