School Support Manager
Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2027
Grade 6 – £54,495- £64,811
Consultation grade – subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
School and Governor Support (S&GS) is part of Birmingham City Council’s Children and Families Directorate.
S&GS is seeking to recruit a School Support Manager, you will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of professional support, assistance, and advice to all subscribing maintained school and academy leaders including governors, across all phases of education.
- Develop and implement strategy and policy in relation to the management and organisation of schools in all phases and settings, and work with a range of other services and agencies to ensure continuous school improvement in all phases.
- Liaise with Legal Services and other agencies with regard to schools and the law and lead the resolution of leadership and management issues as they affect senior staff, governors, parents and other stakeholders.
- Play a full role in the intervention and targeted support for schools causing concern in line with local authority policy and take an active lead in school governance including training, development, recruitment and retention.
- Provide support and guidance to all members of the team in their provision of professional support and advice to schools.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the 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.
For any informal enquiries please contact the Resourcing Team.
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.
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy here.
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