10 Oct
Wigan Council
Wigan
Job description
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Life Centre South
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ
Salary : Grade 14, £58,344 - £62,434 per annum.
2 x 37 hours per week
Please state on your application which roles(s) you are applying for.
Your role :
We are delighted to be recruiting to two service manager posts within the Education Department’s senior leadership team due to the promotion of current staff.
Service Manager SEND
With the support of the Service lead, you will lead the day-to-day practice within the SEND team, ensuring we are fully compliant with the Children and Families Act.
You will have a passion for keeping up to date on developments in practice and will be committed to delivering the best experience and services for our families.
Using your experience of working in a Local Authority and your strong leadership skills you will manage a very busy team to deliver a service that meets the needs of our children and families, whilst developing and supporting the team on our transformational change journey, contributing to the development and delivery of our strategic vision for education.
Service Manager Inclusion
With the support of the Service Lead, you will manage multiple teams, including the attendance, pupil inclusion, children missing from education and the ethnic minority and traveller services, leading them to deliver outstanding services that have our children and young people at the heart of all decisions.
You will be a creative and strong leader with responsibility for further transforming our alternative provision service, ensuring we have a quality and diverse offer that ensures our children continue an education that meets their needs within the borough.
You will also be the safeguarding lead for the borough, providing expert advice and guidance to our schools.
About you :
You will know that working in Children’s Services is a rewarding but very busy and sometimes challenging role. You will be a resilient leader, who can build strong working relationships with our children, families and partners, being able to communicate sometimes un-popular decisions confidently, assertively and kindly.
You will be committed to achieving positive change for children and young people and in supporting our teams to learn, develop and deliver consistently good practice.
You will apply an asset-based approach to how you work, with the ability to think quickly and creatively to help overcome challenges.
Your highly developed interpersonal skills,
alongside a passion for coproduction, will help you to meet the needs of our children and young people.
About us :
Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards.
We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
Our Borough is made up of a collection of 14 brilliant towns making one great place to live, work and visit. We want our teams to be out there in the borough, rooted in our neighbourhoods so we can work alongside our partners and families.
Our refreshed organisation strategy which includes our two missions, Progress with Unity, demonstrates our commitment to getting things right,
with a strong focus on fair opportunities for our children :
Create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses by breaking down the barriers that create financial, health, education and environmental inequalities in our borough.
Make all our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them as a genuine partnership with our residents and businesses, who know our communities best, we will help each town and village in the borough to celebrate and maintain their identity whilst understanding and helping to achieve what is needed to thrive.
We have won Council of the Year 3 times across Public Sector Awards in the last 5 years. We have a culture that fosters positivity, courage, accountability, and kindness, rooted in asset-based ways of working,
that make a difference for our residents and children.
So, if you are an inspirational leader who wants to be part of Wigan’s ambitions to become the best in delivering children’s education services then we would love to hear from you.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do.
This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality ,
inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities.
We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer.
We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply.
At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.
We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK.
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For further information, or an informal conversation please contact Charmaine Tarring on 07500064704 (for Service Manager Inclusion)
Kellie Williams 07974804067 (for Service Manager SEND)
Priority Candidates Interview date : Friday 25
October 2024
Interview date : Week Commencing Monday 11
November 2024
Service Manager Inclusion - This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child and adult barred list check
Service Manager - SEND - This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures Plus child barred list check
The employer is committed to safeguarding
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