Job Role: Head of School Improvement
Salary: Soulbury 32 to 35 + 3 SPA (£75,611 - £83,071)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Primarily based at North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton - with some home working and county-wide travel expected
Do you have a strong, successful track record in leading school improvement?
We are looking for a passionate, successful and inclusive leader to join us as Head of School Improvement to take a strategic lead for this important and highly–valued team.
The role is central to the ambition for schools and settings across the county. In North Yorkshire, we want all children to be safe, happy, healthy, and to achieve well. The School Improvement team supports and promotes these aims and the head of service role provides a challenging yet exciting opportunity to make a real difference to children, schools and settings across North Yorkshire. As head of the service you will lead on improvements for education settings for children from pre-school age to post 16. Your team will include specialists across early years, primary, secondary, special schools and PRUs.
North Yorkshire has over 360 schools and over 500 early education and childcare settings. Through your team, you will have clear understanding of the strengths and needs of the 200+ maintained schools and you will develop and maintain strong relationships with leaders of academy trusts. The role is vast and complex but hugely rewarding. Your leadership will make a real impact on children's lives.
The post holder will manage a team of Principal Advisers who share responsibility for a large group of schools and for an education phase. Within the service, a team of education advisers are allocated to a set of schools and the team offers other specialists including governor support, clerking and early years. To be successful in this role you will need the expertise to manage multiple teams across a large organisation, working in an ever-changing landscape.
The post holder will be expected to lead projects that require collaboration with a range of school-related council services such as inclusion, finance, strategic planning and HR. As the strategic lead of school improvement, your influence will stretch across internal and external stakeholders. You will liaise closely with Teaching School Hubs and other partners in the school improvement arena.
You will be a corporate player, building on collaborative working across services and collectively using professional strengths to achieve shared targets.
This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your career; you will be given opportunity to develop your skills in working across a large and complex organisation.
We understand the importance of workforce development and you will be well equipped with the skills and knowledge, to effectively deliver and improve the service. As a council we are very much committed to encouraging flexible working for our employees, including using modern technologies to support agile ways of working.
Further Information
Visit our dedicated Campaign site for further information on this role, the service and our comprehensive relocation policy.
Key documents
Key dates
- Closing date: Monday 4th April
- Interview date: w/c 25 April
We welcome individuals looking to relocate, for further information see our Relocation Policy (pdf / 180 KB).
An Enhanced DBS is required for this post.
We are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.
References will be obtained prior to interview.
Contact us
We welcome an informal discussion if you have any questions.
Please contact Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director, Education and Skills) by emailing Amanda.Newbold@northyorks.gov.uk
Thank you and we look forward to exploring your interest further.