Head of Service: High Needs and School Places
Hackney Education
Hackney
- Expired
- Salary:
- SM2 (£91,555 to £97,798)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020 or earlier if available
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2020
Job overview
Hackney Learning Trust is the Education department within Hackney Council. It provides a range of statutory and traded services to support the education of children, young people and their families in the borough. We work closely with all types of schools and settings in the borough.
Job title Head of Service: High Needs and School Places
Salary SM2 (£91,555 to £97,798)
Terms and Conditions Full time, Permanent
Start date: September 2020 or earlier if available
We are looking for an enthusiastic experienced senior manager to lead an excellent team of colleagues in ensuring high quality provision for all our Hackney children.
You will be the key Hackney lead in determining provision – acting, with your teams, as a key link between children, families and providers.
You will line manage the admissions team, the school place planning team, the SEND service leader and the SEND transport leader. You will also be the key strategic link for provision for excluded pupils.
In leading all these areas, we expect you to be:
- Passionate about highest standards for all, particularly for the most vulnerable
- Clear about strategic direction
- Strong on high quality management and delivery, with relevant experience
- Responsible and responsive
- A very good communicator, in speaking and writing
- Financially astute.
As well as leading and managing these teams, the post holder will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team for Hackney Learning Trust (the education service for Hackney Council), contributing strategically and operationally to running the central education service in Hackney.
We are looking for a highly motivated, energetic, optimistic and compassionate leader, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities around including children and young people with high needs in a range of educational settings, and supporting their optimum progress.
You will have senior level relevant experience in a school (headteacher or deputy headteacher) or education service (service leader or more senior).
If you would like to discuss the role, or arrange a visit, please contact Thao Ngo (0208 820 7636, Thao.Ngo@learningtrust.co.uk) who will arrange a call or visit with Annie Gammon, Director of Education.
Interested?
Please apply via our website: https://www.learningtrust.co.uk/jobs/hlt
Closing date: Sunday, 23rd February, 2020
Interviews and assessment: Thursday, 5th March, 2020
Hackney Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Hackney Learning Trust posts can be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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About Hackney Education
Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.
Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve – and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
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