Service Director Education, Chief Education Officer
- Location:
- Waverley Court 4 East Market Street, EH8 8BG
- Salary:
- £133,374 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 36 hours per week
Job Description
Children, Education and Justice Services
Service Director Education, Chief Education Officer
Waverley Court
Salary: £133,374
Hours: 36 per week
capital too. The city is home to the Scottish Parliament and some of the most recognisable landmarks in Europe, from the medieval Old Town to the elegant Georgian New Town. And here at The City of Edinburgh Council we're at the heart of that city. With nearly four million domestic and overseas visitors and almost half a million people calling Edinburgh home, it has never been more important for us to make sure our city is a great place to live, work and enjoy.
Executive Director for Children, Education & Justice Services. This is a strategic and
influential role providing leadership in the development of service excellence, improving attainment and ensuring positive outcomes for children and young people. Working as a core member of the council’s senior leadership team with lead responsibility for providing advice, guidance, professional governance and support on all matters relating to Education within the City of Edinburgh.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
Requirements
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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