EDUC 157 - Service Manager - 397594

Employer Description

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• Business - business development and growth
• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place

Job Description

Education Resources Location: Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA.

Hours: 35 hours per week.

Salary: £79,091 - £81,500 per year.

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South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, top performing organisation with a clear vision, shared by both members and officers, to work together to improve the quality of life for everyone in South Lanarkshire. The Service Manager will be required to take forward the strategic objectives of the Curriculum and Quality Improvement Service (CQIS) within Education Resources. They will also provide leadership on school improvement activities and have the ability to influence and support primary and secondary schools for the purposes of operational and strategic quality improvements.

As the Service Manager within Education Resources, you will have responsibility to:

Monitor and develop Education Resources’ policies, practices and procedures as appropriate.

Work in partnership with other services within Education Resources and the Council in developing and implementing corporate policies and objectives

Lead and develop further a team of Link Officers and Development Officers who provide support for schools in relation to the development of the curriculum

Identify the professional development needs of teachers and develop strategies and programmes to meet these needs in order to ensure improvement throughout the service.

Contribute to the development of leadership capacity within schools and establishments through the continuing expansion of the wide ranging leadership programme.

Develop pastoral links with a range of schools and establishments and provide them with an appropriate balance of support and challenge.

Contribute to the development and monitoring of quality management systems in education areas, learning communities, establishments and across all services in Education Resources to ensure consistency with corporate processes.

Ensure that all resources which are allocated to the CQIS are used efficiently and effectively.

Maintain effective links with appropriate agencies both within and outwith the Council as appropriate. Respond to enquiries from elected members and to contribute to the support of the Education Resources Committee and other appropriate bodies of the Council.

Provide expert advice to the Executive Director, Heads of Education and council officers on education related issues.

You must have the ability to inspire others, be adaptable and work well in a challenging and demanding environment with a number of stakeholders. You should be solution focused, with excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.

Suitable candidates for this exciting role will demonstrate experience and understanding of the key challenges facing Education Resources. You should also have:

 - a proven track record of leading and managing within an education establishment.

 - knowledge and understanding and led and delivered on school improvement.

 - experience of being a leader within a school.

 - be able to demonstrate leading and managing people to successful outcomes.

 - an understanding of a range of school related data and how this may influence improvement.

 - the ability to take forward priorities identified by the Scottish Government and a Local Authority, for example the National Improvement Framework. And have a knowledge and understanding of any relevant legislative requirements.

Given the challenges ahead we will require a high performing individual who will be flexible and be able to create and maintain strategic partnerships and engage fully with employees and service users.

In addition to a challenging role with plenty of scope to make an impact and advance your achievements, we can promise you excellent terms and conditions.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.

Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support).

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.