Senior School Improvement Adviser

2 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Achieving for Children Full time

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

We are responsible for the entire range of children’s education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There’s never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.

This post sits within the School Improvement Team, under Education Services. The main office base is in central Kingston. Our team is locally known as the School Performance Alliance for Richmond and Kingston or SPA[RK] and you can find out more here

About the role

The role of Senior School Improvement Advisers (SSIAs) is to be the School Improvement Partner for an allocated group of schools. SSIAs are expected to establish excellent working relationships with school leaders and exercise their functions as equal professionals in the school improvement process. The role will provide schools with support and robust external challenge. This will include evidence based assessment of performance in line with the current Ofsted framework to identify strengths and areas for further improvement. Post holders will:

- write reports to Governors, which are updated termly and provide a commentary on the school’s performance, evaluation of improvement and recommended next steps
- deal with contentious situations, demonstrating highly developed skills and professional judgment
- advise governors on the appointment of a new headteacher, headteacher performance management (when requested) and occasionally attend governors meetings

The post holder is also expected to take responsibility for a strategic area within school improvement across the service.

About you

You will have experience of
- Successful leadership within a school or school improvement organisation
- Building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges

With personal attributes including
- Strong organisational abilities, working flexibly and independently
- Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve excellent outcomes for children
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years.
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Stable and supportive leadership
- Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) with latest technology to facilitate this
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children

Important Information

**Right to work**: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

**Safeguarding**: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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