Education Development Officer – Scottish Attainment Challenge – Numeracy

Job Requirement

This temporary secondment is only available to all permanent and temporary employees of East Dunbartonshire Council. The successful candidate will work within the Central Education Team to support raising attainment in numeracy and maths and closing the poverty related attainment gap.

Informal enquiries regarding this post should be directed to Karen Oppo, Quality Improvement Officer (Karen.Oppo@eastdunbarton.gov.uk).

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION NO LATER THAN 21.00 HOURS ON THE CLOSING DATE

Please note you will be asked to provide the names of two referees when you apply for this post, these are not required. You should copy the role profile and Promoted HT report form and send them to your Head Teacher for completion. It is important to include the reference number of the post on the Report Form. The Head Teacher's Report should then be submitted, no later than the application deadline to:

Annamarie Conway

Quality Improvement Manager

Annamarie.Conway@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR HEAD TEACHERS REPORT BEFORE CLOSING DATE WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING EXCLUDED FROM SHORTLEETING.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

 

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Website

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk