Diocesan Primary School Link Adviser

Primary School Link Adviser Opportunity 

The Diocese of Brentwood is seeking to appoint a Primary School Link Adviser who is a practising Catholic, to support the Diocesan Board of Education and its family of schools. This is expected to be full-time, however, consideration would be given to suitably qualified and experienced applicants who are seeking a part-time or secondment opportunity.   

It is expected that applicants will have an established and successful track record as a head teacher, a senior leader in a primary school or have recent, relevant advisory/consultancy experience. Applicants must be able to demonstrate school improvement experience and the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.  

Working closely as part of a team, the successful candidate will:  

• Support the development of Catholic schools as providers of high quality educational, religious and spiritual standards   
• Play a leading role in the effectiveness of organisational services and operations  
• Support projects in and across schools on an ad-hoc or commissioned basis   
• Participate in the formulation of local level education policy.   

Further details and an application form can be found at www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/departments/education/vacancies/ or by e-mailing recruitment@dioceseofbrentwood.org . For an initial informal discussion, please contact Moira Bishop, Interim Deputy Director on 01277 265284.    

Salary range: from £45,000 to £49,000 (FTE) according to experience. A DBS Disclosure will be required for this position.  

The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 30th January 2017.   

Interviews will be held on either Tuesday 7th February 2017 or Thursday 9th February 2017.  

Start Date: From 1st September 2017 or earlier depending on contractual arrangements.  

The Diocese of Brentwood has 93 schools, of which all but 18 cover the primary phase.  Brentwood Diocese is adopting an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to the constant changes within education and is working to develop a skilled and professional staff team, which will provide additional support and high quality services to its schools and play an active role in national bodies concerned with Catholic Education.