Service Director Education and Inclusion
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Can you lead the way to a bright future for Education and Inclusion on the Isle of Wight?
On the Isle of Wight, we want young people to have the best possible future, to reach their full potential. We are 'One Council' working to the same outcomes - with the Island’s community at the centre of what we do and a key focus on the most vulnerable children in education.
From early years to further education, we aim to have one coherent, inclusive local system for children, young people and families, working cohesively with children’s social care to create the best possible future for all.
This new role will provide strategic leadership and direction, operational management and financial control for all education service areas, including
Special Educational Needs Service
Virtual School
Governor Services
Services for Young Children
Primary Behaviour Service
Inclusion Commissioning and Support Services
Educational Psychology
Specialist Teacher Advisory Service
School Admissions
School Transport
School place planning
Skills and participation (includes Outdoors education, apprenticeship delivery & specialist education)
As our Service Director you’ll have scope to impact and improve not only the lives of thousands of children and young people, but also the lives and careers of our amazing education workforce.
From shore to shore we are proud of our talented teachers, headteachers, governors, support staff and educational teams all dedicated to the children and young people who live on this incredible Island.
Join us and you’ll benefit from everything this unique location can offer! The Isle of Wight is a stunning place to live and work, with our welcoming community, incredible areas of ‘Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and the highest number of award-winning beaches in England!
With so much to see and do both on and offshore, a career move here offers an incredible work-life balance.
HOW TO APPLY
For application details and further information on this exciting new opportunity please visit our careers page via www.iow.gov.uk/directoreducationinclusion
If you wish to request an informal discussion, or need the recruitment documents in an alternative format, please email careers@iow.gov.uk and state ‘job reference number: 2023_591’
When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays! - Local Government pension scheme - Discounted Solent ferry travel - Island bus network discount - Cycle to work scheme - Staff parking permit scheme - Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership - National and local discounts & benefits schemes
A relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available to new employees specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to take up a role with us. If you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible get your travel costs reimbursed. Further details are available upon request.
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
This role currently falls within the strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council. The employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council has delivered, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions and will continue to do so until 2023
If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable
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