Maths Mates/ Reading Friends Team Leader- INTERNAL

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Kirklees
Children & Families
Learning & Early Support
37
1
HTFC stadium/ council buildings/ online
Permanent
11
£29,385.23 - £31,241.69

Internally restricted job. To apply for this job you must be an employee of the Council for the duration of the recruitment process (up to and including the start date) or a Trust Member of staff who works in a Kirklees Social Care Setting. You must also be a substantive employee (or an employee with 12 months continuous service or more) of the Council / Trust or an Apprentice. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.

To commence in September 2021 or as soon as possible, the role will be for a team leader working term time to manage a team of Maths Mates/ Reading Friends Tutors.  The role is permanent and part of the Leaning and Early Support Service.

 Grade 11     

1 post term time/ 37 hours

This is an exciting new initiative for a team leader to manage qualified tutors to train up adult volunteers from the council/ business/ community/ parents in schools to support young people to improve and develop their maths and reading skills to meet expected standards in maths and reading at KS2.  The hours of working and term time commitment are an attractive aspect as the candidate is welcome to shape the way they work. 

The Team Leader will be strategically managed by the Acting Head of Service for Adult & Community Learning.  This is a supportive team working on a range of exciting learning initiatives and there will be opportunities to engage with a wide range of varied learning provision.

You will be responsible  for managing a team of tutors to develop and implement Maths Mates and Reading Friends, and other learning provision support to children, young people and families across Kirklees. You will work as part of the Learning team including Kirklees Learning Partners and school support staff.

You will provide management supervision and    oversight to the work in your team to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.  You will ensure that safeguarding risk is managed proportionately and local and national safeguarding procedures are adhered to.  Working well with partners is key and you will develop and use professional networks to enhance partnership working through the following approach:

Planning: Planning a targeted approach to recruit, market, train up volunteers and liaise with schools to support young people to raise attainment and achievement.

Training and mentoring: You will manage a team training up volunteers to support children in school through a planned approach and mentoring those volunteers to succeed and progress.

Monitoring/ evaluating: monitoring and evaluating the success of the scheme for schools            and volunteers and providing reports to managers of outcomes and success criteria.

Partnership working across council departments and schools will be a major part of the role and forming links with all agencies to recruit volunteers and harness their skills.

If you want to make a difference and do something different, this could be the role for you!

Contact Jeanette Palmer/ Acting Head of Service- Adult & Community Learning on 01484 22100 for more information.

 

Jeanette Palmer is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

20 September 2021, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.