Aberdeencity Council Jobs – Residential Practitioner In Aberdeen

Overview

Position Title: Residential Practitioner

Company: City Of Aberdeen

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Job Description

To lead and manage the affairs of the school/service, enabling the delivery of quality education through the appropriate involvement of the pupils, staff, parents, multi-disciplinary agencies, and the community it serves. This will be done in accordance with the Authority’s Strategic Plan, the school’s/service’s Development Plan, National Priorities, Local Improvement Objectives, in accordance with current legislation, and within national and local agreements.

Responsibilities:

• Experience of Senior Management responsibility in appropriate educational environment.
• Knowledge of the cycle of development planning and resource allocation.
• Knowledge of the operation of self-evaluation, quality assurance processes and procedures and the production of Standards & Quality reports.
• Successful management of staff.
• Maximising the achievements of pupils.
• Clear working knowledge of current initiatives and priorities in education.
• Knowledge and understanding of the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003.
• Effective management of human resourcing matters including industrial/employee relations and health and safety whilst continually improving performance of self and others in order to achieve excellence in service delivery and organisational capability.
• Strategic thinking, organisational and motivational skills.
• Enthusiasm for developing and improving pupils’ experiences.
• High order interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication with colleagues, pupils, and parents/carers.
• Ability to promote and deliver equality of opportunity to staff and service users.

Requirements:

• Full GTC Registration (Scotland).
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.