Support and Challenge Officer
School Improvement

Economy, Skills and Neighbourhoods

Education and Early Years

Support and Challenge Officer

Ref: SOUL/OL-25255

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Soulbury 11-14

Hours: 36.40 per week

Based: Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham OL1 1UT

Closing date: Friday 1 March 2019

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

To start on 1st September 2019.  

Role overview

  • To lead for the Oldham Education Partnership and Local Authority on raising standards, attainment and quality in Oldham’s schools by providing advice, support and challenge to schools on teaching and learning strategies to help them track and raise standards of achievement and improve the quality of education they provide.  This includes being the key Local Authority before and during OSTED inspections.

Key responsibilities

  • To be the key Local Authority link and support for primary schools before and during OFSTED inspections.
  • To be a key contributor in the production and implementation of the Oldham Education Partnership Leaders priorities.
  • To provide effective support for schools with a focus on securing sustainable improvement for all children and young people.
  • To ensure effective working relationships with Partners, both internal and external.
  • To analyse data on the performance of differing cohorts within schools in order to monitor and support effectively in the performance of schools.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • Experience of working at a strategic level influencing and advising on a range of quality improvement issues to provide improvement in standards in the short, medium and long term in primary or secondary education.
  • Experience of working proactively with head teachers, governors, teachers and others to manage change and support school improvement including the coordination and evaluation of strategic developments, programmes and initiatives
  • A proven record of success in communicating and engaging with a wide range of internal and external bodies, building partnerships and productive working relationships and positively promoting organisational reputation and interests.

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

About Us

For more information about the Oldham Council, please visit:  https://www.greater.jobs/content/4559/working-for-oldham

 

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.

 

Location
Oldham Civic Centre
Vacancy Description
 

Economy, Skills and Neighbourhoods

Education and Early Years

Support and Challenge Officer

Ref: SOUL/OL-25255

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Soulbury 11-14

Hours: 36.40 per week

Based: Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham OL1 1UT

Closing date: Friday 1 March 2019

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

To start on 1st September 2019.  

Role overview

  • To lead for the Oldham Education Partnership and Local Authority on raising standards, attainment and quality in Oldham’s schools by providing advice, support and challenge to schools on teaching and learning strategies to help them track and raise standards of achievement and improve the quality of education they provide.  This includes being the key Local Authority before and during OSTED inspections.

Key responsibilities

  • To be the key Local Authority link and support for primary schools before and during OFSTED inspections.
  • To be a key contributor in the production and implementation of the Oldham Education Partnership Leaders priorities.
  • To provide effective support for schools with a focus on securing sustainable improvement for all children and young people.
  • To ensure effective working relationships with Partners, both internal and external.
  • To analyse data on the performance of differing cohorts within schools in order to monitor and support effectively in the performance of schools.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • Experience of working at a strategic level influencing and advising on a range of quality improvement issues to provide improvement in standards in the short, medium and long term in primary or secondary education.
  • Experience of working proactively with head teachers, governors, teachers and others to manage change and support school improvement including the coordination and evaluation of strategic developments, programmes and initiatives
  • A proven record of success in communicating and engaging with a wide range of internal and external bodies, building partnerships and productive working relationships and positively promoting organisational reputation and interests.

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

About Us

For more information about the Oldham Council, please visit:  https://www.greater.jobs/content/4559/working-for-oldham

 

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.