Job Description

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Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers).

Virtual School Education Team Manager Lateral Move

Permanent

We are a Living Wage Employer, and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate.

Grade 6 - £50,788 - £62,801

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

All about the role

• We are seeking to appoint a highly committed and motivational Virtual School Team Manager.
• You will be joining us as part of an exciting period of change and development as our service is growing into a new structure and roles.
• We continually strive for excellence and we welcome someone with innovation and drive to support us on this journey.
• You will have responsibility for circa. 7 other Virtual School staff to ensure that all work undertaken by your locality 5-16 teams is child focused; raises educational practice; and is timely so as to insure improved outcomes for our young people.
• Alongside two other Team Managers you will provide management oversight and supervision for your team.
• In addition to managing a team you will have a strategic role in the development and oversight of key areas of work.
• The decision related to the areas of strategic oversight across the three team managers will be negotiated after appointment based on the existing skills and experience of the successful candidate.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information

For any informal enquires please contact: lisa.smith@birmingham.gov.uk

Ref: BCC2598

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

and Person Specification

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).