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Service Manager – School Strategy & Performance

Service Manager – School Strategy & Performance

Wakefield Council

Wakefield

Salary:
Soulbury 23-26 (£62,158 – £65,457) | +3 SPA points
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
15 September 2019

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who wants to make a positive impact on the lives of thousands of children and young people.

As our new Service Manager for School Strategy & Performance, you’ll take the lead in ensuring Wakefield continues to provide the very best support to our schools.

A key leader in our Education and Inclusion service, you’ll work closely with our school-facing teams to enable and empower schools to deliver the very best for youngsters across the district.

That means not only excelling in our delivery of statutory responsibilities, but also continuing to shape and deliver a traded service that responds effectively to the challenges our schools face.

Our goal is simple but ambitious – all schools in Wakefield achieving good and beyond. 

To do this, we need a leader who can motivate, inspire and energise our talented team.

You’ll engage with school and academy leaders at all levels – establishing credibility through your track record of delivering results as a school leader, school improvement professional or a senior leader within a multi academy trust or local authority.  

A natural networker, you’ll be comfortable with headteachers, senior and middle leaders, as well as governors, stakeholders and colleagues working across the children and young people’s agenda. 

You’ll need to bring a combination of technical knowledge and leadership ability. That will require both an understanding of the accountability frameworks schools operate in, as well as the people management and communication skills to inspire and unite our teams around a common mission.

Whatever your specific background in education, it’s crucial is that you share Wakefield’s values – at the core, our commitment to doing the very best for the communities we serve. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a committed team who are already delivering improved results. You’ll find experienced colleagues ready to support you every step of the way and you’ll enjoy the opportunity to shape and influence how we work together going forward.

To find out more and for a confidential conversation, call our recruitment team on 01904 567818. Or visit https://wakefield.our-careers.co.uk

Closing date for applications is Monday 16th September.

About Wakefield Council

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Living and Working in Wakefield

Wakefield city is a historic seat of regional government in Yorkshire and for two centuries provided the county headquarters of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Today the city retains its strong tradition of public service employment with the headquarters of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, the Yorkshire and Humber regional assembly and the West Yorkshire Police located at its heart within the civic quarter. ??Public sector presence extends to the health service including the headquarters of the West Yorkshire Ambulance Service. ??Location?Wakefield's location at the heart of England and at the centre of the UK's communications network offers unsurpassed transport links, providing fast connections by road, rail, and air. ??At the intersection between the M1 and M62 and with the A1 at its eastern boundary, the district is well placed to access other regional centres such as Leeds, Sheffield and York.

Ease of commuting extends beyond the region with Wakefield Westgate, the city's mainline station situated on the high speed east coast mainline, offering excellent connections to key UK destinations. Direct half-hourly services operate to London throughout the day with the quickest journey taking under 2 hours. Sheffield, York, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle are also within easy reach. ??Several airports offering domestic and international flights are nearby, including Leeds Bradford, Robin Hood Airport, Manchester and East Midlands. Leeds Bradford, Manchester and East Midlands all provide direct flights to London and Brussels. ??The area?The district has emerged from over a century of reliance on coal mining to become a thriving manufacturing, shopping and distribution centre, taking full advantage of its place at the heart of the region's transport network. ?Wakefield district covers some 350 square kilometres and is home to 315,000 people in a diverse range of city, urban and rural communities and an amalgam of what were previously 14 different local authorities.??The North West includes Horbury, Ossett, Wrenthorpe, Stanley and Altofts, while Normanton, Castleford, Pontefract, Knottingley, Featherstone and a host of smaller settlements make up the five towns. In the south east, there are the towns of Hemsworth, South Kirkby and South Elmsall, as well as other communities. ??Some 70 per cent of the rural communities of the district is designated as green belt. Dotted about the rolling countryside are villages like Middlestown, Crigglestone, Crofton, Woolley and Ackworth. ?

The average cost of a home is £144,266

Detached £234,661

Semi-detached £136,729

Terraced £110,000

Flat £119,359



Leisure & Sport:

The district boasts several nationally recognised cultural and leisure facilities including the National Coal Mining Museum for England and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and is birthplace to two giants of modern sculpture; Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. A new sculpture gallery is planned for the city's Waterfront, the Hepworth, to house original works by local sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. ??The city centre is vibrant with pavement cafés, restaurants, bars and an exciting nightlife enhancing its cosmopolitan feel. A multi-million pound regeneration project will see a significant transformation of the city's retail core at the northern gateway into the city, introducing a department store and new retail outlets to complement the existing Ridings shopping centre situated in the heart of the city. ??Europe's largest shopping village, the Junction 32 Outlet Village (formerly Freeport) at Castleford, offers a wide selection of shops including many designer names. Adjoining Junction 32 is the new Xscape development, housing one of the largest indoor real snow ski slopes in Europe. The complex, incorporating an ice climbing wall, multiplex cinema, bowling alley, shops and restaurants under one roof, attracts visitors from all over the country. ??The city and surrounding areas are a stronghold of sport including; rugby league where Castleford Tigers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats share a long tradition with teams like Featherstone Rovers; and horse racing - the longest continuous flat circular course can be found at Pontefract. ??There is an abundance of walking and cycle paths throughout the district with country parks, nature trails, waterways and lakes all waiting to be explored. The lake at Pugneys Country Park is a haven for sailing enthusiasts and canoeists and is within a mile of the city centre.
 

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