Team Manager (Directorate Operation)
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 30 September 2024
Closing Date: Tuesday 24 September 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC10 £51,302.31 - £56,107.80
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
Purpose and Values of Education Directorate
The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
How you have modelled and promoted organisational values and professional commitment in your current and previous roles.
(Consider the following: how you have ensured equity; how you have developed relationships built on trust and respect that enable others to take responsibility; how your principles inform your practice and how your own
professional learning underpins your development as a leader and the development of others.)
How have you demonstrated your knowledge, skills and understanding when leading or contributing to change?
(Consider the following: how have you developed and promoted an informed and critical stance which focusses on improvements in practice, policy or procedure; how have you promoted and enhanced collaboration and leadership at all levels.)
How you have supported colleagues in achieving and sustaining a positive environment for all?
(Consider the following: how have you inspired and motivated others to have high expectations; how have you encouraged and facilitated participation in planning and wider decision making.)
Ways in which you have you built and developed approaches to increase and promote positive partnerships.
(Consider the following: how you have contributed to change at operational and strategic level.)
Ways in which you have used evaluation to determine and make changes at operational or strategic level.
(Consider the following: how have you used evaluation to improve policy, procedures or practice; how have you ensured a wide variety of stakeholders are involved in decision-making processes and how have you made best use of resources to support the development of policy, procedure, people and teams.)
Job Details
The Team Manager is one of three Team Managers within the Directorate Operations Team will each hold the strategic and operational lead on the defined areas of responsibility: managing, developing, implementing, and monitoring the range of services, supporting the Primary, Nursery, Special, Secondary, Central Support sectors and teams within the Education Directorate.
The Team Manager for this post will lead on Compliance and Risk. The Team Manager will:
- manage specialist officers responsible for the delivery of Compliance, Risk, Health and Safety and devolved Finance, quality management, and data management activities within the Education Directorate.
- plan, anticipate and identify customer, directorate and corporate performance improvement requirements and priorities.
- ensure appropriate financial procedures and audit control are implemented.
- manage and lead on all aspects of school transportation, in partnership with Transportation Services
- identify, and analyse the impact of, developments in legislation, codes of practice and industry best practise in relation to compliance, risk, health and safety at work and financial management and initiate the development of new or amended strategies, policies, procedures, training programmes and actions, as necessary.advise, and persuade senior managers, Headteachers and all school and operational staff of the need to take actions in relation to risk and health and safety in the best interests of the organisation, its employee, pupils and stakeholders.
- monitor service quality and performance in relation to risk, compliance, health and safety, financial and data management, ensuring compliance to relevant legislation, standards and specifications, and Fife Council and the Education Directorate policies.
- liaise with external regulatory agencies, including the Health and Safety Executive, Public Health, Audit Scotland, sharing best practise and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
Qualifications, Registration and Skill Requirements
· Educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree or equivalent.
· Experience of operational delivery within public sector, successful business change, resource management, performance management and quality management,
· Experience of driving, managing and supporting organisational change and service improvement.
· Consultancy, facilitation and influencing skills.
· NEBOSH (or equivalent) General Certificate in Health and Safety (essential)
· NEBOSH Diploma in Health & Safety (desirable).
The Person
Will be able to:
- work with the Service Manager, the Directorate Operations Team, Education Managers, Improvement Officers, School Leaders and practitioners to develop, plan and take forward the Directorate’s strategies relating to Compliance, Risk and Finance.
- identify, plan and assess progress of projects and manage their interdependencies in support of specific outcomes.
- report on progress to various Education forums, Councillors, Fife Council Committees, and to Scottish Government as required.
- Chair meetings/represent the Service in cross-service working groups and projects
- consistently model positive behaviours in dealings with others.
- undertake research/benchmarking.
- analyse complex issues and determine creative and practical solutions.
- reconcile competing priorities and deal with ambiguity and complexity.
- respond to customer needs, aligned with strong organisational and business awareness and provide constructive challenge where appropriate.
- manage performance.
Further Information
- Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
- Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
- Directorate Information - Council Department information
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For more information, please contact: Kevin Funnell, [email protected]
We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
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