EDUC - Depute Head of Establishment

Early Years Depute Head of Establishment

Service: Early Years
Grade scale: Grade 3 level 8
Reports to: Head of Establishment

Purpose of the job

To assist in the management and development of an establishment providing a full range of services to meet the needs of children and their parents and carers.

Key tasks and responsibilities

To co-ordinate and take a lead role in the processes and procedures required to ensure the wellbeing of all children and families.

To manage the implementation of curriculums across the council within national and local guidance.

To co-ordinate and implement the day-to-day management of the Early Learning and Childcare Setting, in collaboration with the Head of Establishment.

Person specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Education, qualification and training

SVQ3 level 3 Children and Young People, SVQ Level 3 Children’s Care in Education and Learning, or HNC Childcare in Education; or NNEB

Evidence of comprehensive range of CPD opportunities undertaken relevant to the post

Skills, knowledge and experience

Experience of leading and supervising within an ELC setting

Extensive experience at a supervisory level within an ELC setting

Personal qualities

Be caring, tolerant, flexible and well-motivated

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas clearly and persuasively.

Demonstrates effective time management, organisational and prioritisation skills.

To demonstrate behaviours consistent with honesty and openness: treating people consistently, fairly and with respect

Inclusive and supportive team player

To work in a flexible, adaptable manner and to always act with discretion and tact

Sensitive, understanding and patient, with the ability to remain calm in stressful situations

Self-motivated, with the ability to work unsupervised

Demonstrate proven IT skills with the ability to use Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, to complete routine tasks, manage information, and communicate with colleagues

Other

It is a requirement of this role to be registered with SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council)

 

Safer recruitment checks

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks

  • Asylum and Immigration right to work in the UK
  • Reference check: external candidates require 2 references, one of which must be from their present or most recent employer. Internal candidates require 1 reference from their current line manager.
  • Candidate Disclosure Scotland check, where applicable

Behaviour framework

The council’s behaviour framework is a set of core behaviours that defines how employees approach work to enable the delivery of key tasks for the role. The expected behaviours for this role are:

Efficient

  • Use initiative and drive to improve and develop systems and processes to increase efficiency achieving better outcomes in service delivery
  • Suggests ways to improve how others organise their own work
  • As a manager or professional expert, you actively seek solutions to deliver improvements and involves others in the development of solutions and improvements
  • Agrees SMART objectives for both team and individual employees reviewing progress to achieve successful outcomes
  • Manage budgets with no overspends and applying the council’s financial policies and procedures
  • Ensures sustainability and environmental awareness practices are being implemented and that they inform the development of new projects and initiatives

Flexible

  • Anticipates and responds flexibly to changing priorities and modifies practice to meet changing environment
  • Identifies and implements new ways of working
  • Supports individuals and team at times of both organisational and personal change making appropriate adjustments to accommodate individual needs where required
  • Expresses a positive approach to change and promotes the benefits of change to team and colleagues
  • Actively listens to customer feedback and takes action to improve customer experience

Performing

  • Use professional expertise and knowledge to ensure the council is leading best practice to improve outcomes
  • Ensure that the council is meeting its legislative and statutory requirements by keeping abreast of new initiatives and legislation
  • Evaluates and reviews the impact of service improvements from the customers perspective
  • Identifies trends and creates solutions
  • Ensuring that health and safety practices, policies and procedures are applied keeping employees and customers safe and minimising workplace accidents and injuries.
  • Implements the council’s maximising attendance policy and procedure ensuring action is taken and recorded on people connect
  • Considers risk in the context of service development and delivery

Working with others

  • Promotes a positive team environment with good morale
  • Works with other teams and colleagues internally and externally, developing relationships and sharing knowledge, ideas and expertise to achieve outcomes
  • Provide objective and constructive advice and support if tensions arise
  • Shares knowledge with internal and external colleagues to achieve common objectives
  • Giving praise and recognition for good work
  • Use professional identity and expert knowledge to work across disciplines breaking down professional barriers to improve outcomes for individuals and communities
  • Encourages colleagues to consider different perspectives in their work
  • Adapts communication to encourage desired behaviour

Leading

  • Understands what needs to be achieved and ensures that this is communicated to team members
  • Expresses positive expectations of others to support their development
  • Recognise individual and team achievements thanking and praising others
  • Maintain a positive approach and motivate team when things go wrong, or demands are high
  • You identify talent and provide opportunities for those individuals who wish to progress or learn new skills
  • Takes responsibility for personal and team development needs taking account of learning styles and available learning and training methods of delivery
  • Uses professional judgement and expert knowledge to make informed decisions