Hackney Borough Council Hiring for Head of Admissions and Pupil Benefits [Hackney Education] Job at London, England Full Time

Head of Admissions and Pupil Benefits [Hackney Education]

Directorate Hackney Council

Service Hackney Education

Salary range £52470 – £54513

Work pattern Full time, Permanent

Grade PO7

Closing date 11-Apr-2022

The Admissions Team

Hackney admissions team is part of the wider High Needs and School Places service area. The team provide a front-line service to parents and schools on all matters relating to the admission of children to both primary and secondary schools. They also provide school term and holiday dates and advise parents on parental complaints in relation to school admissions.

The role

On behalf of the Council and working with the Head of School Organisation and Commissioning, ensure that the operational statutory functions of school admissions and pupil benefits are well led and managed.

To work in partnership with schools to ensure a clear and easy to navigate system that ensures all children and young people who live in Hackney have access to a local school.

For an informal discussion around the team’s direction of travel and wider context as well as in relation to the posts advertised please contact:

David Court: [email protected]

Closing date: Monday, 11 April 2022

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.

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