Salary: £73,173 - £80,637 per annum, Soulbury EIP 26 – 29 (SPA 30 – 32)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Workbase: Learning Improvement Service, Cumbria House, Carlisle

Contract: This is a full-time, permanent post.

This is an exciting time to join Cumberland Council and as part of Education, SEND and Inclusion, the Learning Improvement Service (LIS) aims to: 

"Champion excellence for every child and young person in Cumberland" 

• Through collaboration with all stakeholders, we will ensure the statutory educational rights of children and young people are met.
• We work in partnership with all providers and services to enable children and young people to enjoy learning for life.
• We support, develop and challenge leaders, including ourselves, to deliver excellence so that all children and young people in Cumberland have every opportunity to succeed and lead happy and healthy lives.
  
  

The Learning Improvement Service comprises a team of Officers with specialisms across early years, primary, secondary, and post-16 education, and school governance. Officers also work with private, voluntary and independent early years settings and childminders; with LA maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special and sixth forms and Colleges.  In conjunction with partners we ensure support and challenge for all schools and settings, including academies and in so doing address the LA's statutory duties.

This role requires an enhanced DBS check with a Childrens Barred List check. Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children.

For more information and an informal discussion on the role, please contact Assistant Director - SEND, Education and Inclusion, Emma Hamer via emma.hamer@cumbria.gov.uk or Emma's PA – Angela Lapping via angela.lapping@cumberland.gov.uk.

Interview information

Closing date: 10^th October 2024

Interview date: W/c 14^th October 2024

What we can offer you

Cumberland Council is a modern, vibrant place to work offering a range of staff benefits, including:

• Excellent training and development offers
• Flexible working opportunities
• Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms
• Competitive rates of pay

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Cumberland Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Please click here to view the person specification.