Assistant Director: Education & Corporate Parenting
Telford & Wrekin Council
Telford & Wrekin
- Expired
- Salary:
- £62,615 - £69,435 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 26 March 2017
Job overview
30 hours per week
This is a key position reporting to the Director of Children’s & Adult Services (Statutory Director of Children’s and Adult Services) responsible for driving forward the Council’s Educational & Corporate Parenting Service.
Assistant Director positions have, at their core, generic senior management responsibility. This is coupled with leadership of a range of professional service areas. Each Assistant Director operates to the same job description which also includes some specifics relating to each role.
The Assistant Director: Education & Corporate Parenting with have responsibility for all matters relating to Education and schools including the Council’s statutory responsibilities. The postholder will be the direct link between the Local Authority and School Leaders particularly head teachers and governing bodies. They will also be responsible for the day to day performance of services within the Education & Corporate Parenting, managing staff and budgets and ensuring that appropriate business planning processes are in place.
The Assistant Director will work closely with the Director: Children’s and Adult Services to deliver the required system change and have a key role to play in developing integrated working practice across public and voluntary sector services.
The post holder should ideally be a Head Teacher or a Senior Educational professional with appropriate qualifications.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kenny Fraser on 0203 194 9668 or email kenny.fraser@tesglobal.com
Applicants should complete the following and email these to info@tesprime.com by 10 am on 27 March 2017
Assessment and Selection Activities will take place on 7 April 2017
We are committed to equality and diversity. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check.
Sorry but CVs will not be accepted.
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About Telford & Wrekin Council
- Telford & Wrekin Council
- 1st Floor Addenbrooke House, Ironmasters Way, Telford
- Shropshire
- TF3 4WZ
- United Kingdom
Covering 112 square miles and with a population of 161,013, the Borough of Telford & Wrekin is situated in the West Midlands, approximately 30 miles West of Birmingham.
At the heart of the Borough is the ‘New Town’ of Telford (designated 1963), which is a regional focus for population and economic growth – the area is the fastest growing in the West Midlands.
The Borough is also composed of several small towns that existed before the designation of the New Town including Wellington, Dawley, Donnington, Madeley and Oakengates. To the north of Telford is the market town of Newport and situated on the northern bank of the River Severn is Ironbridge, the birth place of the Industrial Revolution and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Although Telford is the hub of the area’s economy and population, the Borough has a significant rural area which is located to the north and west of Telford and covers approximately 72% of the Borough’s total area.
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