Job Description
Children, Education and Justice Services
Quality Improvement Education Officer - Schools
Waverley Court
Salary: £73,110 - £81,579
Hours: 36 per week
To provide strategic leadership and contribute to raising standards and achievement in attainment, inclusion and equality in line with local and national priorities.
Work with the Head of Education and Quality Improvement Managers to provide professional and management advice to Schools and Establishments and be accountable for the management, co-ordination and development of the service in the locality.
Ensure that the settings meet statutory obligations and required service standards to maximise the potential of children and their families ensuring that the Council satisfies HMIE criteria on performance monitoring and continuous improvement and other statutory obligations.
Contribute to the achievement of the overall aims and objectives of the department and implementation of national policy priorities through effective leadership, consultation and communication.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
Contract is 52 weeks with annual leave entitlement (not linked to school holidays) and the salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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