Quality Improvement Officer (Transforming Learning)

Fife Council

  • Glenrothes, Fife
  • £70,116-78,237 per year
  • Temporary
  • Full-time
  • 30 days ago
Job Description:Proposed Interview Date: Week commencing 22 April 2024Closing Date: Sunday 14 April 2024Contract Type: Temporary for up to 24 MonthsSalary: £70,116 - £78,237Working Pattern: 35 hours per weekLocation: Fife House (Blended Workstyle)Purpose and Values of Education & Children's Services DirectorateThe Education & Children's Services 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 StatementAs 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 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 tPlease consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
  • Ways you have modelled and promoted the Professional Values (social justice, trust, respect and integrity) and Professional Commitment in your current and previous roles.
(Consider the following: how you have ensured equity of opportunity for all; how you have developed relationships built on trust and respect that enable others to take responsibility; how your moral and ethical 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 contributing to the leadership of change?
(Consider the following: how have you developed and promoted an informed and critical stance which focuses on improvements; how have you promoted and enhanced collaboration and leadership at all levels; how have you promoted and modelled your organisation's vision, values and aims.)
  • How you have supported and sustained colleagues in creating a positive environment for all learners?
(Consider the following: how have you inspired and motivated others to have high expectations within a safe, caring and purposeful environment which is welcoming and inclusive, well managed and well organised; how have you encouraged and facilitated participation in planning and the 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 self-evaluation to make changes at operational and strategic level
(Consider the following: how have you used self-evaluation to improve approaches; how have you supported the professional learning of others, 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 pedagogy, people and teams.)Job Details
  • A lead role in the development of the strategy to transform learning through the effective deployment of digital technology in schools and early learning centres in Fife. The strategy will aim to ensure our children and young people develop digital skills vital for learning, life and work in an increasingly digital world through wider access to devices and education software, including a 1-1 device approach from P6-S6.
  • Lead the project team, working closely with lead officers across the wider Education Leadership Team, school staff/Headteachers, the Business Solutions Technology Team and external partners to develop the aims, rationale, action plan, measures, communication plan, professional learning programme and deliver the programme of change.
Specific Duties
  • Develop clear aims and a strong rationale for change, informed by national and international research.
  • Make connections across areas all priority areas of Directorate Improvement Plan 23-26 to ensure all opportunities to raise attainment and support equity and inclusion for all children and young people are built into strategic planning.
  • Provide strategic analysis for key stakeholders to support and inform strategic planning and implementation of the strategy.
  • Develop a robust action plan to ensure delivery of the aims of the strategy in every setting.
  • Work in partnership with the Professional Learning team and external partners to develop a professional learning programme for teachers, support staff and early years officers to ensure a high level of skill and confidence in making effective use of the digital technology to enhance learning, teaching and assessment.
  • Develop a strong communications strategy to ensure engagement with all stakeholders throughout each phase of the programme of change.
  • Ensure clear measures of progress are established for each phase of the programme to support ongoing evaluation of progress and impact.
  • Present progress updates and evaluation of impact at Council Committees, Strategic Meetings, Fife and National conferences.
  • Build capacity across early learning centres, schools and the central team to ensure a sustainable approach to delivering high quality learning and teaching across all settings.
Qualifications, Registration and Skill Requirements
  • You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to lead and manage, both at strategic and operational levels, to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Be able to demonstrate you have raised or maintained high standards of service delivery and improved outcomes for service users
  • Have recent direct experience of managing self-evaluation and quality improvement to a high level.
  • Hold a degree or an appropriate equivalent qualification
  • Be registered with the General Teaching Council.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.Further Information
  • Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria
  • How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our
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For Further Information Please Contact : Louise Walton - louise.walton@fife.gov.uk

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