School Improvement Officer

School Improvement Officer

We have a great opportunity for two experienced senior leaders to help deliver educational excellence and effectiveness across the 155 Church of England schools and academies.

Position: School Effectiveness Officer

Location: East Sussex/Hybrid

Salary: £55,000-£58,000 pro rata

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week or part-time, 30 hours per week (flexible working)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 21st April 2025

Interview Date: Interviews will be held in Hove on Tuesday 29th April 2025

About the Role

As a result of the retirement of two members of the Education team there is a full time and a part time role (0.8) available from September. We are seeking candidates who can support the development of school improvement and Christian distinctiveness provision across Church of England schools and academies.

The vision for Education is to be Deeply Christian, serving the common good. Based at Church House in Hove, the organisation seeks to live out its vision to Know, love and follow Jesus .

The principal duties include:

• Providing advice and support to school leaders on strategies for improvement and raising standards in church schools
• Developing effective processes for school improvement based on monitoring, review and evaluation principles.
• Supporting church schools and academies in their preparation for and response to Ofsted and SIAMS inspections.
• Advising school leaders on the development of the distinctive Christian character and the promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in the life of their schools and academies.

As an employer, and as a Church House team, the mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive.

About You

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced Headteacher with experience of delivering school improvement and educational excellence.
• Have the ability to build strong professional relationships, have challenging conversations and hold senior school leaders to account with sensitivity and understanding.
• Show evidence of good leadership and organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise tasks, risks and opportunities.
• Be a Christian and committed to the role that church schools play in the formal education and raising of standards.

For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification when you click to apply.

Please note this is post to which a Genuine Occupational Requirement under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act applies, the requirement being that the post holder is a practising Christian.

About the Organisation

The vision of the Diocese is to help people within the Diocese to know, love and follow Jesus. Based in Hove and serving the people of the Sussex across more than 360 parishes and 155 church schools and the wider community, this is a great role for someone who supports the ethos, aims and objectives of the Diocese and the Church of England.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to apply to use the DBF s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.
• 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and 2 privilege days per year (pro rata for part-time roles)
• Flexi-time, free parking, the ride to work scheme
• Membership of the Church Worker s Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution.

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and the post will involve travelling around the Diocese, some evening work and occasional work at weekends.

Please note this is post to which a Genuine Occupational Requirement under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act applies, the requirement being that the post holder is a practising Christian.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.