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Associate Director Early Years and School Effectiveness

4 months 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

Associate Director Early Years and School Effectiveness

We are looking for a new Associate Director Early Years and School Effectiveness to join us.

This is a very exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys partnership working with education leaders across Kingston and Richmond, who believes in strong education partnerships, is highly organised, and whose decision making is rooted in the best interest of children and young people. The current postholder is retiring after many happy years and will provide excellent transition support.

Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames KT1 Appointment type Permanent Business area Education Full time/Part time Full-time Salary from £79,446 (SCP64) Salary to £93,819 (SCP71) Hours 36 Estimated Interview date/s TBC Closing Date 28/06/2024 Ref No 1618 Documents
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About the role

Kingston and Richmond have 112 schools across nursery, primary, secondary and special sectors, and we are very proud of the quality of education provision, education outcomes and our positive relationship with school leaders and the early years sector. This role oversees all school improvement activity for Kingston and Richmond schools, the Early Years Service, and is a senior leader in the Education Services Directorate. 

The role will include:

Provide leadership of AfC’s school improvement and early years services, working closely alongside the Director for Education Services Manage the team of Senior Education Advisers that act as the main point of contact with all Kingston and Richmond schools Provide support and challenge to senior leaders to aid them in raising standards and improving provision Support the Early Years and Childcare Service to ensure sufficiency of childcare provision and effective support for providers Ensuring that all of our schools and early years providers are competent and confident to deliver high quality inclusive provision for all children who have SEND and may need additional support

For further information about this role, please contact Charis Penfold by email for an informal discussion.

About you

The right candidate must: 

Be committed to working in positive partnership with school leaders and early years providers Have proven effective school leadership or of a local authority education service Be experienced in managing teams, coaching and motivating colleagues to do their very best Championing the best outcomes for all children and young people in Kingston and Richmond must be at the heart of your decision making

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 with an additional day off in your birthday month Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) 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 . For our social work offer .

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

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 for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

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).

For more information about AfC:  Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.