Quality Improvement Officer (Inclusion) - Hayfield House

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Quality Improvement Officers will:

• Be familiar with all aspects of Council education policy and be seen as a representative of their Head of Service when visiting schools or when involved with outside agencies
• Be able to analyse and use performance information to challenge schools to improve
• Collate a range of performance information about schools in the Council area and use this information in a systematic way with school management and directorate
• Devise and promote strategies to address where performance should be improved, monitor such strategies and write reports on progress made
• Be knowledgeable about local and national priorities and help to ensure that these are being taken forward appropriately by schools
• Identify good, effective practice, including classroom practice
• Identify and promote staff development opportunities within the improvement agenda
• Advise on and, as required, participate in the appointment of senior promoted posts in schools;
• Draw on their knowledge of schools to support and inform strategic planning and policy development
• Support and monitor the key processes associated with school development planning in schools
• Apply procedures associated with HMIe inspection of schools, including associated with Follow Through Reports
• Link manage Head Teacher
• Carry out the duties of Quality Assurance as laid down in the SIC policy on Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Additional Information

• The grade of this post is Quality Improvement Officer 1-3
  
• Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,997 per annum (pro rata)
• Permanent Full Time post for 35.0 Hours per Week
• Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made
• A relocation package does not apply to this post
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
• We are happy to talk flexible working
• You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Hayfield House, Lerwick, Shetland.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Fiona Robertson, Executive Manager/Chief Education Officer, Telephone 01595744100 or email Fiona.Robertson@shetland.gov.uk

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland

Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you'll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.

Find out more about:

• Teaching in Shetland: here
• Living and working in Shetland: here
• Shetland Islands Council: here