Quality Improvement Officer - Early Years

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 5 - Hybrid

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

As a member of an integrated and interdisciplinary team you will work collaboratively with schools, ELC Centres, partners and each other to deliver targeted improvement and interventions for excellence and equity.

You will support collaboration within and across early years, identify innovative and excellent practice and connect professionals to share learning. You will work with Angus Schools to inform system change and continuous improvement.

You will provide effective and visible leadership and innovatively manage teams to support in securing and sustaining the necessary changes in culture and practice to ensure that these teams perform well and in line with corporate/directorate/service aims, goals and objectives.

You will set direction for allocated areas of responsibility; engage, motivate and inspire others; give a sense of purpose and role model the Angus Council values.

You must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

A full current driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

If you would like further information about this post please contact Sheena Lock, Quality Improvement Manager – Early Years, by email at LockS@angus.gov.uk.

Please note interviews will be held Monday, 24 August 2026.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.