Total 8 Manager level Education / Training job vacancies in Barnstaple, Devon, ex31 1ab

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Education and Families Manager to fulfil a pivotal role in the Education and Families structure.

You will provide leadership, vision, professional advice and effective management to the Council and in particular Heads of Service, with a specific strategic focus on Secondary Education.

Supporting the delivery of the policies set by the Education and Families Service Directorate you will effectively manage an allocated area of responsibility, including the line management of Head Teachers and a team of Continuous Improvement Officers and Education Support Officers.

Ensuring effective partnership working within schools and with partner organisations (both locally and nationally) you will also promote and support the delivery of the National Improvement Framework.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

Any offer of appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory reference(s) and any other appropriate conditions.

If appointed we will contact your referee(s) by email to complete your reference(s).

GUIDANCE NOTES

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teacher (SNCT)

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What skills and experience we're looking for

• We are looking for a reflective, innovative, creative leader to help shape our future.

Our current Headteacher has offered dedicated and inspirational leadership but is now ready for new challenges. To be our new Headteacher you must be a dynamic leader with high expectations. We want a leader committed to building a culture of high performance, achievement and possibility for all.

You must believe that a school should be a learning community, a place where everyone has the same chance to develop and succeed, where all, regardless of the complexity of their needs or circumstances, should aspire to excellence.

If you are committed to identifying and nurturing the talents of your pupils and colleagues, within a stimulating and creative learning environment we would like to hear from you.

Our school is located in the charming market town of Great Torrington. The town has a real sense of community and is surrounded by acres of common land. There are accessible beaches and rugged moorland close by.

What the school offers its staff

We are a local authority, voluntary controlled primary school catering for pupils from 2 - 11 years of age. Our school nursery has capacity for up to 39 FTE pupils, including ‘rising 3s’ and we are currently consulting on the development of an additional 12 FTE spaces for 2-year-olds. We host Nursery Plus and provide Early Years support on request to a range of settings through our Early Years Teaching Centre.

We have provided specialist provision for up to twelve KS2 pupils in our Bluecoat Group Resource Base since September 2017 and we are currently consulting on formalising and extending this provision to include places for eight Reception and KS1 pupils. We have a dedicated Forest School on site. We provide Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club provision through our dedicated Family Project, which is run by school staff and highly valued by our families.

Our school ethos is centred around the Fruit of the Spirit and the philosophy that “At the heart of the education process lies the child”. Our provision is child-centred, creative and innovative, fostering curiosity and a love of learning. It is accessible to all because we ensure all children are empowered to think for themselves and have the skills they need to engage with their learning at every level. The emphasis we place on metacognition helps us to prepare our children to be resilient, reflective learners able to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world. Our approach to ‘Building Learning Power’ is deeply embedded across the school.

We value pupil voice and have a wide range of citizenship roles in place which support and encourage pupil participation in the life of the school, including Pupil Councillors, Arts Ambassadors, Eco Warriors, ICT Ambassadors, Librarians, House Captains, Ethos Ambassadors and Peer Mediators.

In Devon we are committed to encouraging the participation of headteachers in national programmes as well as high quality local training and to foster close links with colleagues in Devon schools and others in the Local Authority. Newly appointed headteachers receive an induction briefing visit from the Link Adviser and are invited to attend a New Heads Welcome Day event, where new headteachers are given the opportunity to meet with colleagues and services available to support headteachers. They can also receive purchased support visits from the school link adviser to focus on leadership and management issues and to provide negotiated professional support and development. Headteachers will be provided with full details of the support available within the Local Authority.

Further details about the role

Visits to school to be arranged through Andrea Magarotto - amagarotto@bluecoat-learn.org, 01805 622333

Commitment to safeguarding

Great Torrington Bluecoat C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children, young people and their families. We expect all governors, staff, students and volunteers to share this responsibility. The protection of children within our care is our first responsibility and will supersede all other considerations. Please see our Safeguarding Policy below and visit our 'Keeping Children Safe' page for more information and details of our safeguarding team.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Education and Families Manager to fulfil a pivotal role in the Education and Families structure.

You will provide leadership, vision, professional advice and effective management to the Council and in particular Heads of Service.

Supporting the delivery of the policies set by the Education and Families Service Directorate you will effectively manage an allocated area of responsibility, including the line management of Primary Head Teachers and a team of Continuous Improvement Officers and Education Support Officers.

Ensuring effective partnership working within schools and with partner organisations (both locally and nationally) you will also promote and support the delivery of the National Improvement Framework.

This position is temporary until August 2026.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What skills and experience we're looking for

• We are looking for a reflective, innovative, creative leader to help shape our future.

Our current Headteacher has offered dedicated and inspirational leadership but is now ready for new challenges. To be our new Headteacher you must be a dynamic leader with high expectations. We want a leader committed to building a culture of high performance, achievement and possibility for all.

You must believe that a school should be a learning community, a place where everyone has the same chance to develop and succeed, where all, regardless of the complexity of their needs or circumstances, should aspire to excellence.

If you are committed to identifying and nurturing the talents of your pupils and colleagues, within a stimulating and creative learning environment we would like to hear from you.

Our school is located in the charming market town of Great Torrington. The town has a real sense of community and is surrounded by acres of common land. There are accessible beaches and rugged moorland close by.

What the school offers its staff



We are a local authority, voluntary controlled primary school catering for pupils from 2 - 11 years of age. Our school nursery has capacity for up to 39 FTE pupils, including ‘rising 3s’ and we are currently consulting on the development of an additional 12 FTE spaces for 2-year-olds. We host Nursery Plus and provide Early Years support on request to a range of settings through our Early Years Teaching Centre.

We have provided specialist provision for up to twelve KS2 pupils in our Bluecoat Group Resource Base since September 2017 and we are currently consulting on formalising and extending this provision to include places for eight Reception and KS1 pupils. We have a dedicated Forest School on site. We provide Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club provision through our dedicated Family Project, which is run by school staff and highly valued by our families.

Our school ethos is centred around the Fruit of the Spirit and the philosophy that “At the heart of the education process lies the child”. Our provision is child-centred, creative and innovative, fostering curiosity and a love of learning. It is accessible to all because we ensure all children are empowered to think for themselves and have the skills they need to engage with their learning at every level. The emphasis we place on metacognition helps us to prepare our children to be resilient, reflective learners able to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world. Our approach to ‘Building Learning Power’ is deeply embedded across the school.

We value pupil voice and have a wide range of citizenship roles in place which support and encourage pupil participation in the life of the school, including Pupil Councillors, Arts Ambassadors, Eco Warriors, ICT Ambassadors, Librarians, House Captains, Ethos Ambassadors and Peer Mediators.



In Devon we are committed to encouraging the participation of headteachers in national programmes as well as high quality local training and to foster close links with colleagues in Devon schools and others in the Local Authority. Newly appointed headteachers receive an induction briefing visit from the Link Adviser and are invited to attend a New Heads Welcome Day event, where new headteachers are given the opportunity to meet with colleagues and services available to support headteachers. They can also receive purchased support visits from the school link adviser to focus on leadership and management issues and to provide negotiated professional support and development. Headteachers will be provided with full details of the support available within the Local Authority.

Further details about the role

Visits to school to be arranged through Andrea Magarotto - amagarotto@bluecoat-learn.org, 01805 622333

Commitment to safeguarding

Great Torrington Bluecoat C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children, young people and their families. We expect all governors, staff, students and volunteers to share this responsibility. The protection of children within our care is our first responsibility and will supersede all other considerations. Please see our Safeguarding Policy below and visit our 'Keeping Children Safe' page for more information and details of our safeguarding team.

What skills and experience we're looking for



• Experience of working effectively as a practitioner with young people who would be considered disadvantaged and hard to engage
• Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their pupils’ individual needs
• High expectations for accountability and consistency.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
• Outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards.
• Good communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrates resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
• Commitment to regular and on-going professional development and training to establish outstanding classroom practice
• Experienced in teaching SEMH and SEND
• Ability to work under pressure, handle a variety of situations and people and self-manage time
• Experience in using IT and Microsoft Office
• Demonstrative ability to communicate in written and oral context with wide cross section of social and cultural backgrounds.
• High expectations for accountability and consistency
• Able to motivate staff and hold them to account
• Experience of managing a staff team.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils on site
• Outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Ability to model effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards.
• Have good communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrate resilience, motivation and commitment to driving up standards of achievement.
• Ability to work under pressure, handle a variety of situations and people and self-manage time.













































What the school offers its staff

WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES: Once a term staff are given opportunities to take part in well-being activities ranging from sporting or cultural to social.



STAFF SUPERVISION: As a school, we purchase the support services of a local Psychology service so that all members of staff can receive supervision from trained professionals when staff need support for issues inside and outside of school.



Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Job Title: Training and Competency Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £49,943 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54017

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Training and Competency Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Training and Competency Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. In this role, you'll will play a pivotal role within a growing and dynamic team, with the opportunity to shape the future of commissioning capabilities. You'll contribute to a critical function, ensuring the Submarine Commissioning Group personnel possess the necessary training and competency to excel in their roles.

Day to day, you'll

• Lead the team in developing and implementing training programs for all classes of submarines at Devonport.
• Oversee the creation and standardisation of documentation used to record and demonstrate training and experience.
• Collaborate with various departments including early careers and enterprise partners to ensure a comprehensive approach to capability development.
• Partner with the Commissioning Capability Manager to identify and implement strategies for enhancing group competency levels.
• Take full responsibility for developing training materials for the Commissioning Group.

Full-time, 36-hour position with hybrid working options (on-site at Devonport Royal Dockyard and remote work arrangements).

Essential experience of the Training and Competency Manager

• Possess experience and knowledge of capability and development management along with administrative expertise.
• Excel in communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders, coordinating data, and integrating information.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and independent work ethic.
• Have exceptional organisational and administrative skills with computer proficiency.
• Possess outstanding communication skills for both verbal and written communication.

Qualifications for the Training and Competency Manager

• HNC or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline with membership of a relevant professional institution is preferred.
• Educational or training qualifications are desirable, including:

• NUC0793 Nuclear Plant Foundation Course Module 1
• NUC0794 Nuclear Fundamentals (foundation) Course Module 2

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 14/03/2024

#BABDESTNUC

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Year 7 Head of Learning (non-teaching)
Newton Abbot College
Required from ASAPFull-time. Permanent
We are seeking to appoint a non-teaching Head of Learning to join our experienced and growing Head of Learning team, who provide pastoral support and care to our year 7 students, as well as a culture of high expectations and academic challenge. The post holder will be a passionate, proactive and positive individual, who is patient, resilient and student-focused.
The successful candidate will:
Be passionate about helping students to achieve their very best.
Be committed to the vision and values of the college.
Have experience of working with young people and understand the challenges they face.
Have a sense of humour and ability to establish strong relationships very quickly.
Be kind, patient and flexible in their approach and a strong communicator.
Be organised and proactive in their work and a collaborative and trustworthy team player.
Be a positive and professional role model, demonstrating high expectations at all times, to all staff and students.
If you think you can make a difference to our students and relish the idea of joining our successful, supportive and highly motivated team then we want to hear from you!Completed application forms should be submitted before the closing date stated below. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date; applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Closing date for applications is Monday 15th January at 9am. Interviews will take place once applications have been shortlisted.

Are you an experienced leader who is passionate about delivering Outstanding care and improving the lives of the people you and your team support? Are you focused on person-centred values and are you willing to go the extra mile to achieve positive outcomes? If so, this is the job for you!

I am seeking a Supported Living Manager to join an established adults care provider who support people with learning disabilities, complex needs and autism. This exciting opportunity will oversee multiple Supported Living services based within the Worcestershire area. This is a great opportunity for an established Service Manager or Deputy Manager looking to progress!

The ideal candidate for this role will:
* Have experience of supporting adults with complex learning disabilities.
* Have experience of management, ideally within a Supported Living environment.
* Have an NVQ in Health & Social Care Level 5, or be prepared to work towards this.

Reporting to the Area Registered Manager, this is a full-time role 37.5hrs per week which will include 1 shift per week working on rota. For your hard work you will be rewarded with salary of £30,000 per annum.

You will be joining a great organisation with great growth plans and great future progression opportunities! Does this sound like an exciting next step if your career?

Contact Laura Dyer today to find out more: 07501 129273 / Laura.dyer@search.co.uk

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.