Overview

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & INCLUSION SERVICES

SALARY: £113,745

Following the retirement of the current Director, an opportunity has arisen to join Rhondda Cynon Taf Council to lead the Council’s Education & Inclusion Services. You will be responsible for a net revenue budget of circa £37 million, a three year capital programme of £72 million, and 1,276 non-school staff. Your responsibilities will cover the delivery of all aspects of Education & Inclusion Services, supporting 111 schools and 4,594 school-based staff, with school budgets of £212 million.

We believe that we have built a motivated Senior Leadership Team with a wealth of experience and local knowledge. You will need to bring your own style of leadership, creativity and innovation as part of this well-established and experienced management team. You will be given strong management and political support, with elected Members and partners who understand the complexity and importance of our work. We want you to play your part in delivering our improvement strategy, to ensure that the County Borough continues to move forward in a way that connects and supports our people and communities by keeping them safe, healthy and giving them every opportunity to thrive.

Whether you are an existing Director or searching for the next step in your career, this role will give you the opportunity to make a real impact. If you are looking to work with colleagues across the Council and with our partners to improve the lives of our communities, we will be delighted to hear from you. You will also be joining an ambitious leadership team led by the Chief Executive, Paul Mee.

To arrange an informal discussion please contact by email Paul Mee, Chief Executive at Paul.J.Mee@rctcbc.gov.uk.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

• In addition to safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.