Senior Schools Improvement Adviser

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About the role

This post sits within the School Improvement Team, under Education Services. The main office base is in central Kingston. Our team is locally known as the School Performance Alliance for Richmond and Kingston or SPA[RK] and you can find out more at https://afcservices.org.uk/Services/5285 .

The role of Senior School Improvement Advisers (SSIAs) is to be the School Improvement Partner for an allocated group of schools. SSIAs are expected to establish excellent working relationships with school leaders and exercise their functions as equal professionals in the school improvement process. The role will provide schools with support and robust external challenge. This will include evidence based assessment of performance in line with the current Ofsted framework to identify strengths and areas for further improvement. Post holders will:

• Write reports to Governors, which are updated termly and provide a commentary on the school's performance, evaluation of improvement and recommended next steps
• Provide support, advice and guidance via email, phone, video call or in person
• Deal with contentious situations, demonstrating highly developed skills and professional judgement
• Advise governors on the appointment of a new headteacher, headteacher performance management (when requested) and occasionally attend governors meetings

The post holder is also expected to take responsibility for a strategic area within school improvement across the service.

For further information about this role, please contact Andy Platt by email andy.platt@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.

About you

You will have experience of:

• Successful leadership within a school or school improvement organisation
• Building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges

With personal attributes including:

• Strong organisational abilities, working flexibly and independently
• Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve excellent outcomes for children
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here . For our social work offer click here . For our Recruitment Journey, click here.

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.