School Effectiveness Officer: Christian Distinctiveness, Re and Siams

**School Effectiveness Officer: Christian Distinctiveness, RE and SIAMS**: Posted on 10 January 2025
- Salary £44000 - £46400 per annum (pro-rata FTE £55000-£58000)
- Contract Permanent

**Location**:
Diocese of Chichester

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**Job Summary**:
- Job reference

orbis/TP/490/43612- Positions available

1- Working hours

30 hours per week (0.8FTE)- Closing date

9 February 2025- Job category

Education & Learning- Organisation

Brighton & Hove City Council- Directorate

BHCC: External

**Job introduction**:
**School Effectiveness Officer: Christian Distinctiveness, RE and SIAMS**

We are seeking an experienced senior leader to help us deliver educational excellence and effectiveness across the 155 Church of England schools and academies that belong to the household of faith in the Diocese of Chichester.

The postholder will demonstrate a proven track record in school improvement and highly effective leadership, and will have a key focus on providing support, training and advice for Religious Education, Collective Worship and the distinct Christian character for our schools and academies.

Our vision for Education is to be “Deeply Christian, serving the common good.” Based at Church House in Hove, we seek to live out our vision to “Know, love and follow Jesus”.

**About the role**:
**The principal duties include**:

- Providing support, training and resources for RE and Collective Worship to headteachers and school leadership teams in church schools
- Acting as the SIAMS Manager for the Diocese of Chichester Education Team
- Providing advice and support to school leaders on strategies for improvement and raising standards in church schools
- Supporting schools in preparation for and in response to Ofsted and SIAMS inspections
- Assisting church schools and governing boards on headteacher appointments
- Be an experienced Headteacher with experience of delivering school improvement and educational excellence
- Have up to date knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted and SIAMS process
- Be a committed Christian, with good theological knowledge and understanding, and the ability to plan create and deliver high quality resources and training for schools
- Be confident and committed to the aims and ethos of the Diocese of Chichester and able to represent and communicate the Chichester DBE vision for Education in Church of England Schools

**For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification.**

**What we offer**:

- A salary of £44,000 - 46,400 per annum (pro-rata FTE £55,000-£58,000) for 30 hours per week and flexibility as to how and when the hours are spread within the working week
- A 0.8 pro-rata entitlement of 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and two privilege days per year.
- Membership of the Church Worker’s Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution and an employee contribution between 0-6%.
- Free parking, and the ride to work scheme and development opportunities

**As an employer, and as a Church House team, our mutual values at work are to be** **Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive**.

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here

Please note this is post to which a Genuine Occupational Requirement under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act applies, the requirement being that the post holder is a practising Christian.

Interviews will be held at Church House, Hove on Friday 28th February 2025.

**Additional information**:
**Company information**:
**Brighton & Hove City Council is advertising on behalf of the school and is not the employer in this case**.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.