Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity to drive educational improvement for Children and Young People in Bradford.
Bradford Council is expanding its schools and learning service and is looking for talented school improvement experts who can offer knowledge and experience of how schools can improve at pace and who have the credibility to engage with stakeholders and partners across the school system.
Principally focused on the Primary / SEN sector, this is a key role in the Schools and Learning team - you will be required to support and challenge leaders across the district, ensuring they achieve the very best for all learners and focus on our mission of all schools being good or better.
We are seeking to recruit a school improvement / education advisors to monitor, challenge, support and empower school leaders to deliver high quality provision for all pupils within schools, as well as deepen accountable partnerships, drawing on their collective expertise and combined resources to enable all pupils to achieve their potential and ambitions. Applications from people seeking flexible / part time working patterns would be welcomed.
You will need to be able to demonstrate you can forge effective professional relationships at all levels - with schools and multi academy trusts; with governors, Heads and Principals, teachers and other agencies.
It is important that you share our wider vision for the service and can work with our teams to improve and enhance our traded offer - ensuring we continue to deliver high quality services that schools value and trust. To be successful, it is likely you will have led school improvement in a relevant context - either as a school senior leader or perhaps in an advisory role with a local authority, academy trust or other school-led system.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team who are committed to delivering improving results. You will find talented colleagues ready to support you every step of the way.
We look forward to hearing from you.
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
How to Apply
If you think you might be interested in joining our team and would like some further information about this post, please contact Maria Williams on maria.williams@bradford.gov.uk.
Equal Opportunities
We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, marital status, gender re-assignment, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic background, religion or belief nationality or age. And, as an equal opportunities employer, the Council strives to employ the best qualified people from a diverse range of applicants.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is also available to all staff, which offers the opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides added benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council’s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its aim to build a truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work.
