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Ref no:
ABC09685
Published:
04/09/2023
Closes:
11/09/2023
Location:
Dyce School Aberdeen, AB21 7BD
Salary:
£83,337 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week

Job Description

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Duration: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Dyce School

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership.  This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above.  (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 12 and above (currently £32,555 per annum / £16.92 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job Purpose:

To lead and manage the affairs of the school enabling the delivery of quality education through the appropriate involvement of the pupils, staff, parents, multi- disciplinary agencies and the communities it serves.

This will be done in accordance with the authority’s strategic plan, the school’s/service’s improvement/service plans, the national improvement framework drivers and outcomes, in accordance with current legislation and within national and local agreements.

 

Requirements

The post holder needs to have as a minimum:

Full GTCS Registration (Scotland)

Evidence of career long professional learning and participation in professional  update

Evidence of experience in successfully leading and managing change and securing school improvement

Please note that anyone appointed to this post, must hold the Standard for Headship, have previously held a HT post or be appointed on a fixed term basis and willing to work through the Into Headship programme within 30 months of appointment.

Responsibilities

The post holder is expected to demonstrate:

Experience of senior management responsibility in appropriate educational environment

Knowledge of the cycle of school improvement planning and resource allocation

Knowledge of the operation of effective self-evaluation for improvement, quality improvement processes and procedures and the production of Standards & Quality reports

Clear working knowledge of current initiatives and priorities in education

Knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Local Government
(Scotland) Act 2003

Effective management of human resourcing matters including industrial/employee relations and health and safety whilst continually improving performance of self and others in order to achieve excellence in service delivery and organisational capability

Strategic thinking, organisational and motivational skills

High order interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication with colleagues, pupils, parents/carers and partners

Ability to promote and deliver equality of opportunity to staff and service users

Setting and securing high expectations and standards through the provision of professional advice, reviewing professional needs and performance and supporting 
career long professional learning of colleagues 

The Individual

See Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:

- have a disability

- are care-experienced and aged 16-29

- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)

- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship

- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs"

 

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