Vacancy:
Deputy Children's Centre Manager

Deputy Children's Centre Manager

About the School
Granby – Dingle Children Centre is an amazing Children Centre , with split site locations in the heart of Dingle and Granby. The Centre is managed by the lead school, Kingsley Community Primary. The local community is diverse and it is an exciting place to work! The Centre and our host schools are highly aspirational and welcome the chance to bring really skilled and committed member to our team. Our local community and staff deserve the best we can offer and we are unrelenting in our pursuit of this. We are looking for an ambitious, dedicated and skilled professional to join and help to lead our team. Do you have a background in family link work/ early help or social care , with the ability to support and lead other professionals to make a real difference to our families? If you are interested please see the full job advert at https://www.schoolimprovementliverpool.co.uk/vacancies Staff at Granby Dingle CC are valued, offered great opportunities to develop and are crucial to our ongoing success. We need someone who is passionate about local priorities and community support and who can have a real impact on the lives of our youngest children. The ideal candidate will be ambitious for themselves, and the staff and stakeholders they work with. They will be committed to multi agency working and to facilitating excellent working relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Our staff are committed, skilled and hardworking, and are looking for someone to inspire them further, and continue to secure tangible improvements in the lives of individuals and groups. The successful candidate will have expertise in areas including early help, early education, School readiness and family support, but they will also be able to support their team to ensure everyone has impact. A key element of this role is the ability to support leadership and management of the team. The sucessful candidate will be able to both articulate their vision to a variety of audiences, and be ready to present on the impact of their work. They will be a leader who can inspire, and support the team through an exciting period of change in our Centre. The post is a busy one, with a flexible approach to hours, location and duties a must, and the successful candidate will need to think on their feet and deal with conflicting demands. Our area is typical of other Liverpool inner city areas, with the challenges and benefits that can bring. The successful candidate will know how to tailor the centre’s offer to suit the needs of our families, and will know how to support both local and national targets creatively and with impact. We feel that Centre is entering a crucial and exciting moment of development and we would welcome your interest in being part of this. We would encourage you to visit the centre, ask questions, and see for yourself the opportunities here, and the exciting possibilities of the post. Visits can be arranged upon request. We look forward to hearing from you. Please note the Deputy post will be EITHER a Deputy with Family Link responsibilities, or a Deputy with SEND responsibilities. Both job descriptions are attached and you should state when applying, which one you are you are interested in. We are in a fortunate position to appoint a Deputy first before going out to advertise other positions in the future, so this can be subject to the applicants preference.

About the Role
see attached job specs.

Personal Qualities
see attached job specs

How to Apply
via LCC application form attached. Please note we follow safer recruitment guidelines and will always expect to take up references prior to interview. We will require original certificates of any qualifications discussed at interview to be presented on the day. Please telephone the centre manger, Jane McMillan if you wish to book a walk around of the centre prior to application. 0151 233 3200

Closing Date: Friday 7th June 2024
Short Listing Date: Monday 10th June 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 20th June 2024

Recruitment Documents
Job Description: Download Document
Person Specification: Download Document
Application Form: Download Document
Equal Opportunities Monitoring: Download Document


Contact Details
Granby Dingle Children's Centre part of Kingsley Community Primary.
Eversley St
L8 2TU

Contact Name: Josh Moore
Contact Telephone: 0151 709 6727
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
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