Quality and Effectiveness Lead
Lincolnshire has an excellent opportunity in Children’s Services and is looking to recruit four outstanding Quality and Effectiveness Leads to join a new and exciting team within the Inclusion Service.
About the Role
The Quality and Effectiveness Team will be a dedicated and busy team providing support and supportive challenge to senior school leaders, ensuring the delivery of high quality and effective inclusive practice across Lincolnshire’s mainstream schools.
The successful candidates will be responsible for working in partnership with senior school leaders, professional bodies and wider stakeholders to strengthen confidence in the ability of Lincolnshire’s mainstream provision to effectively meet the additional needs of the majority of children and young people. The post holders will also be responsible for supporting and quality assuring Lincolnshire’s mainstream Hub provisions within host mainstream schools.
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with schools and partners agencies across the area to deliver the Local Authority’s strategies in relation to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion.
We are looking for skilled communicators with good time management and an ability to respond to tight deadlines and high demand in a busy service area, alongside an understanding of national legislation and an awareness of local policies and procedures.
These positions will be working across the whole of Lincolnshire and therefore the ability to drive is essential.
These are fixed term positions for 2 years.
What we are looking for:
- A teaching qualification, such as Qualified Teaching Status (QTS).
- Significant post qualification experience and knowledge of working with families, children and young people with complex SEND.
- The knowledge, skills and ability to work in partnership with senior school leaders to strengthen the quality of early intervention and the graduated approach so that pupils are able to flourish in their local mainstream schools.
- The ability to effectively plan and deliver improved standards of inclusion and monitor their impact.
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, statutory duties and Local Authority procedures relating to SEND and Inclusion.
- Excellent presentations and communication skills.
About our Offer
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
- A Contributory pension
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
- Flexible working policies
- Career progression opportunities
- An generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
Further details of the benefits of working for Lincolnshire County Council can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
For an informal discussion after viewing the application details online, please email Kate Capel at kate.capel@lincolnshire.gov.uk
The closing date for applications is 19th January 2025 and interviews will be held on 31st January, 3rd February and 4th February 2025.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.