Pt School Place Planning Officer

2 months ago


Swindon, United Kingdom Cleantech People Full time

**What's involved with this role:
**Job Ref: Swindon RQ1252381**

**DBS disclosure required**

**This role is for 3 days per week (part time) and would be hybrid with site visits and on site working.
Ensure all children are able to obtain a school place quickly and in accordance to the School Admissions Code and local schemes.

Be the lead contact for parents/ carers and schools for all advice on all school admissions processes and to administer and present both admissions and transport appeals. Support the Access and Provision Manger North / South to ensure that the local admissions scheme and policies for all schools comply with the School Admissions Code and offer the best scheme for Swindon residents.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support the Access and Provision Manager North / South in developing the strategy for the long-term planning for education in Swindon and ensuring that the implications of future demand are thoroughly researched and planned for.
- Ensure that commissioned activity is evidence-based and outcome-focused and that there is strong and effective partnership with stakeholders and other partner agencies.
- Lead on the statistical analyse of forecast information within place planning areas and be able to present this information to Headteachers.
- Ensure that all activities deliver value for money and all expenditure is operated within clear financial controls.
- Where required, lead or be involved in education reorganisation processes and ensure that they are conducted efficiently and sensitively.
- Implement the arrangements relating to the provision of new schools.
- As required by the Access and Provision Manager North / South, to work across all aspects of the remit of the Education Place Planning section and to be flexible in terms of supporting all staff and customers in all aspects of the work of the Section.
- Lead or be involved in statutory processes required to secure school expansions, other school re-organisation proposals including school amalgamations in order to provide additional school places.
- Assist the Access and Provision Manager North / South, and lead where required, in the compilation and submission of bid documentation relating to school place planning and implementation.
- Provide expert advice citing relevant legislation and responsive information, advice, support and guidance to other service areas and developers on all place planning matters.

**To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.**

**If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additiona**l **information for clarity.**

Other “Essential Requirements” - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
**Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.**

Qualifications:

- Degree or equivalent is desired or relevant experience
- Driving Licence

**Experience**:
Demonstrable and significant experience and knowledge of education place planning, admissions, and both local and national policies.
- Experience of presenting information in terms of use of IT to support this but also in delivering high quality presentations to a range of people.Experience and evidence of being able to influence and motivate in order to achieve a different outcome or provide services in a different way in order to achieve agreed outcomes.
- Experience of working unsupervised in a busy team environment, working under pressure, with proven experience of being able to manage and prioritise heavy workloads to meet targets and deadlines
- Significent office experience, preferably within the education sector. Demonstrable evidence of working with customers, nurturing relationships, providing challenge and promoting successful change.
- Demonstrable evidence of successful innovative approaches, problem solving and effective decision-making.

Skills & Abilities:
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office, complex data bases, Geographical information systems, and excellent statistical analysis skills.
- Strong project management skills and demonstrable evidence of being able to lead a project to its completion.
- Innovative and able to recognise and develop the potential for doing things differently
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the data and evidence base required for a strategy and the ability to demonstrate g



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