Director of Education

Job Description Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & INCLUSION SERVICES SALARY: £113,745‘TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD ON OUR SUCCESSES’ If you are looking to join a forward thinking and ambitious organisation, then this is the opportunity for you. Rhondda Cynon Taf is a progressive, high performing and driven Council providing services to a population of approximately 240,000 across the Rhondda, Cynon and Taf Ely valleys. Our success has been based on an innovative and enabling culture that has generated new ideas and ambitious initiatives throughout the Council. Following the retirement of the current Director, an opportunity has arisen for you to join us in this success and to lead the Council’s Education & Inclusion Services. You will be responsible for a net revenue budget of circa £37 million, a three year capital programme of £72 million, and1,276 non-school staff. Your responsibilities will cover the delivery of all aspects of Education & Inclusion Services, supporting 111 schools and 4,594 school-based staff, with school budgets of £212 million. The role will continue to oversee the Council’s huge investment in modern school facilities since 2014, and proposes to make in the period up to 2033. To date over £505 million has been spent on delivering schemes across Band A and Band B, with early development of the next tranche of nine future projects. A further £414 million funding package is agreed in principle to deliver the new projects, with extra funding set aside for the period up to 2033 and other complementary funding initiatives. We believe that we have built a motivated Senior Leadership Team with a wealth of experience and local knowledge. You will need to bring your own style of leadership, creativity and innovation as part of this well-established and experienced management team. You will be given strong management and political support, with elected Members and partners who understand the complexity and importance of our work. We want you to play your part in delivering our improvement strategy, to ensure that the County Borough continues to move forward in a way that connects and supports our people and communities by keeping them safe, healthy and giving them every opportunity to thrive. Whether you are an existing Director or searching for the next step in your career, this role will give you the opportunity to make a real impact. If you are looking to work with colleagues across the Council and with our partners to improve the lives of our communities, we will be delighted to hear from you. You will also be joining an ambitious leadership team led by the Chief Executive, Paul Mee. For further details on this role and the application process please contact James Eddison, Moxie People on 029 2280 2222 or via email at james@moxiepeople.com Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council. In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network. An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme. In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.