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The Quality Improvement Manager (QIM) will play a key strategic and operational role within the Education and Learning Service, reporting to the Executive Manager – Education and Learning / Chief Education Officer. The postholder will provide leadership and direction to the Quality Improvement Officers (QIOs) and Education Support Officers (ESOs), ensuring a coherent, consistent and strategic approach to quality assurance and improvement across all education sectors, including Early Learning and Childcare, Primary, Secondary and Inclusion.
The QIM will support the Executive Manager – Education and Learning / Chief Education Officer in delivering national and local priorities, provide professional leadership to drive continuous improvement across schools and settings, and act as a key liaison between strategic leadership and operational delivery. The postholder will deputise for the Executive Manager – Education and Learning / Chief Education Officer on quality improvement matters as required.
More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.
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Additional Information
* The grade of this post is Quality Improvement Manager
* Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,859 per annum (pro rata)
* Permanent Full Time post for 35.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year
* 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
* You must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) prior to starting in post
* Politically Restricted Post - this post is designated under the terms of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, and the postholder is restricted as to the undertaking of political activity
* A relocation package does apply to this post
* We will pay interview expenses from within the UK
* We are happy to talk flexible working
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: Samantha Flaws, Director, Telephone on 01595 744093 or email samantha.flaws@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.
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Living and working in Shetland
The Shetland Islands Council: here