School Support Services Manager

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School Support Services Manager (7/40850)

Dumfries

£55,524 - £59,820

 

This is a hugely exciting time to be part of driving change in Dumfries and Galloway Council. As we look to the future, we see the opportunity to adapt and transform our services to ensure they meet the needs of our families and communities in a sustainable way.

To support this critical work, we are seeking to recruit a School Support Services Manager to lead the Education Support Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who has experience in managing and developing systems and processes along with leading and developing projects in a public service environment. You will lead and deliver improvement projects across nursery, primary and secondary ensuring that developments are effective, efficient and meet the needs of the service.

You will be responsible for the efficient, effective management and delivery of support services. This will include developing and delivering staff training programmes, leading and developing support functions relating to non-curricular Health & Wellbeing for pupils in schools, linking with local authority and partner providers in Early Years and providing support in relation to school budgets, grants and bursaries ensuring that procedures are robust and followed. The School Support Services Manager is also the Lead officer for information management, data protection and GDPR compliance across nursery, primary and secondary schools.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent (SCQF Level 9) in an appropriate discipline or have significant experience at a senior level within an organisation.

Knowledge of current legislation, guidance and national policies relating to education and learning is desirable.

You will have experience of leading a team, managing systems and processes and working with external partners alongside a proven and consistent track record of planning, developing and implementing change.

You will possess effective communication, numeracy, negotiation, influencing and project management skills as well as the ability to ensure organisational and service readiness for change through aligning values, structures, systems, skills, staff and strategy.

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This post is subject to candidate vetting through Disclosure Scotland.

 

 

A significant relocation package of up to £5000 may be available to the successful candidate. Please see attached guidance for further information.

With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions

 

 

Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation.

Apply now to become part of our dedicated team, shaping the future of education in Dumfries & Galloway.

For further information please contact:

Rose-ann Jarvis, Strategic Planning & Business Development Manager – rose-ann.jarvis@dumgal.gov.uk