School Improvement Officer - Oldham, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Oldham, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Description

Oldham Council
***Education, Early Years & Skills

QEST Team

SEND & Inclusion

Ref:
SOU/OL-89627

Contract:
Fixed Term for 2 years

Salary:
£54,410 - £58,113 (full time equivalent - Soulbury 14-17)

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 SEND Improvement in Oldham, working alongside the School Improvement Officer and colleagues in the advisory teaching team to develop a robust practice of reviews, analysis and reporting which support both school development and wider development of service offers.

You will also work closely with other roles new to the council through the DBV, such as the transitions lead and Advisory Teacher leading on quality assurance, to support wider improvement of provision & practice across the borough.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide advice, support and challenge to setting leaders to raise standards in in relation to SEND & inclusion
Be the key link and support to leaders and LA services in relation to SEND Reviews & Quality Assurance of SEND within the borough, working alongside the Advisory Teaching team
Be the key link and support to leaders and LA services in relation to SEND Reviews & Quality Assurance of provision within the borough, working alongside the Advisory Teaching team.
Promote a network of practice which supports future review/quality assurance practice within the sector.
Maintain appropriate records and data to support effective targeted support to settings.

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
Degree or equivalent qualification
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Significant experience of work in a primary or secondary school.
Experience of senior leadership in education.
Experience of working at a strategic level influencing and advising on a range of quality improvement issues, including SEND, to provide improvement in standards in the short, medium and long term.

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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