Assistant Director of Education

Assistant Director of Education

Start date: Oct/Nov 2024

Rate: Negotiable dependent on experience (Inside IR35, via umbrella)

Hours: Part time, 3 days per week, 22.50 hours

Location: North Lincolnshire Council

Working pattern: Predominantly remote working

Duration: 6 months initially

Our client is seeking an Assistant Director of Education. This is an initial 6-month contract, with a high likelihood of this extending further.Please see below for more details:

The postholder will have a system leadership role in assisting the work of the Director of Children and Families in ensuring the council meets its legal and statutory obligations as set out in the Children’s Act 2004, the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, the Education Act 1990 and Children & Families Act 2014 to:

• Lead professional for education; developing the purpose of schools and settings within their communities, holding to account for high standards, and driving equality of opportunity through accessibility and inclusion
• Embedding and enhancing the One Family Approach, so that North Lincolnshire is a place of opportunity for all children, young people and families, innovating through integration, system redesign and shared approaches
• Enabling children, young people and families to build upon their strengths and find solutions when things are not going so well
• Protecting children and young people, while enabling them to live within their family, attend their school and be a part of their community
• To deputise when required for the Director Children’s & Families (DCS) (and other Executive roles as required) exercising decision making on behalf of the Council commensurate with the scheme of delegation
• Providing strategic system leadership as a member of the council’s senior leadership team

Functions:

Provide strong, forward-thinking and positive leadership and management of Children’s Education and other resources and partnerships in order to deliver ever[1]improving performance relating to the functions for which the post holder has lead portfolio responsibility, principal amongst which are:

• Capital Buildings and Education Visits
• Compliance and Case Management
• Disability Services
• SEND
• Governor Services
• School Improvement Services
• Early Years – standards, sufficiency, access, and funding
• Health Commissioning / Interface
• Emotional wellbeing and neurodiversity
• Speech and Language Therapies
• Other health commissioning
• Partnership interface across the health community

The post will also be the overall strategic lead children’s education and will deputise for the DCS as required.

Requirements:

• Knowledge and understanding of national social care and education agenda
• Knowledge and understanding of the relevant regulatory frameworks and requirements for Children’s Social Care and Education
• In depth knowledge and understanding of child protection policies, procedures, guidance, legislation and practice at a local and national level.
• Ability to engage locally, regionally, and nationally to positively influence developments
• Experience of leading and managing people and service performance in a diverse and complex environment
• Experience of strategy development and implementation of planning, commissioning and performance frameworks in a multi-disciplinary and partnership environment
• Experience of managing large and varied budgets in the context of complex and competing demands
• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Knowledge and understanding of legal processes and issues relating to court work including criminal and civil law.
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, strategic leader able to drive change at pace and credible, commanding respect in a wide range of circumstances
• Good understanding of Local Government and operating in a political environment
• Skills and experience in translating national policy and legislation into local solutions
• Excellent communication skills together with networking skills that inspire trust, encourage creativity, forward thinking and engagement
• Understanding of the relevant legal, commercial, political, operational and social aspects of a diverse and complex environment
• Management and leadership skills
• Professionally qualified, having credibility in one or more relevant service area

If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.