Halton Borough Council (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
£56,976 to £61,106 per annum (pay award pending)
1 Permanent & 1 Fixed Term Post. Some occassional evening and weekend work
Are you a Headteacher or experienced senior leader who is ready for change?
Do you know what outstanding practice looks like and want to support school leaders to improve outcomes?
Come and join our Education Services team in these exciting NEW roles as Senior School Quality Assurance Officers!
About the role / service
The Senior School Quality Assurance Officers will provide effective strategic leadership to a specific group of schools and settings across Halton, ensuring the organisations meets their statutory responsibilities.
The role is an advocate for the improvement in outcomes for children and young people age 0-19 borough-wide, by championing the needs and rights of all children to receive a high quality educational provision – in particular those who are vulnerable or with complex needs, and ensuring that the voices of children and young people and their parents are heard and responded to.
The role is key to ensuring Children’s Services & Education delivers its commitments outlined within our Children and Young People’s Plan.
The post includes specific responsibility for the Local Authority’s statutory roles in relation to education, which will be guided by Government policy and legislation. This currently includes Early Years, Attendance, Behaviour, Schools Causing Concern, Statutory Assessment and transitions.
In Halton, we are proud of our positive relationships with all schools across the borough and our new Senior School Quality Assurance Officers will be integral to this, working closely with our maintained schools as well as our academies, independent schools and EY providers.
About you (the prospective candidate)
You will be a passionate, enthusiastic and driven education specialist, with experience as a successful headteacher or school senior leader (or current school improvement consultant, or equivalent).
You will know what good and outstanding practice looks like and have experience in supporting, advising and (where necessary) challenging school leaders to ensure the best outcomes for children. You will be confident in holding others to account and knowledgeable about the role of the Local Authority and our statutory duties in education in 2024 & beyond.
*Please note there are two positions available - one permanent and one fixed-term 18 month contract. Please indicate on your application which role you wish to be considered for*
For an informal, confidential discussion about this post, please contact Ben Holmes (Acting Director of Education) on 07825978476
Interviews will be held on 25th September 2024
At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk
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