Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Walsall, is currently looking to recruit a Pupil Place Planning Manager for a 3 month contract on a rate of up to £26.70 per hour PAYE or up to £34.71 per hour Umbrella. This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.

Responsibilities:

- Comply with and promote the organisation’s Health, Wellbeing and Safety at Work policies and ensure these are implemented effectively.
- Promote and engage with organisation’s responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and adults, and protect their right to be safe from harm. 
- Promote the organisation’s employment policies.  To support/develop a working culture within these services that reflects the corporate vision.
- Ensure that the services provided aligned to the organisation’s strategy, vision, aims, objectives, priorities, and continuous improvement programme and play their part in achieving these. 
- To be responsible for the effective administration of the school organisation and early year processes on behalf of the organisation.
- To be responsible for the correct information, guidance and support to schools, staff and governors is accurate, accessible, and well communicated in line with the current legislation.
- To link and maintain the effectiveness of the organisation’s midyear admission process, in line with future projections and pupil place planning.
- To be accountable for determining policy and quality assurance of all matters relating to school organisation and early years
- To lead on the strategic input of all pupil place planning provision for organisation.
- To support the integrated approach to service delivery, aligned to the strategic direction of Right for Children by ensuring all aspects of school organisation are high quality service, responsive and flexible.
- Evidence ability to deliver effective programmes to ensure sufficiency of school places.
- Experience of translating national data to successful local policy.
- Experience of managing and supervising staff and volunteers, including recruitment, induction, supervision, and training.
- Knowledge and understanding of national and local early years, school age and post-16 data.
- Experience of working strategically within an organisation with the ability to achieve affective and productive partnerships.
- To ensure stakeholders clearly understand the national agenda, legislation and guidance for the sufficiency of early learning and childcare.
- To consult with stakeholders, collate and analyse data and develop delivery plans to ensure sufficiency and quality of places for each age group of children.
- To have financial accountability for associated grants and funding streams and to follow financial and reporting procedures.
- To chair or participate in multi-agency meetings, complete and record agreed actions and report appropriately as required.

Essential Skills:

- Professionalism - Actively seek ways to prevent over-complication or confusion of service delivery through innovation, being open to change and the removal of barriers including challenging negative behaviours.
- Leadership - Leads by example, optimising those resources allocated, communicates clearly taking account and welcoming feedback. Takes a positive and resilient approach to change understanding the longer-term vision of the organisation.
- Evidence ability to deliver effective programmes to ensure sufficiency in Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post-16 & Special Schools
- Experience of translating national early years policy to successful local procedure
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance, notably the School Admissions Code, Establishing Schools & Making significant changes, understanding of national legislation and local policies/procedures in Education, Health, Early Years and Family Support
- Able to evidence the ability to use data to plan for improved outcomes for children and families through place creation at all education levels
- Experience of leading multi- agency working leading resulting in outcomes for children and families
- Ability to demonstrate the skills of investigating, problem solving, conflict resolution and decision making
- Evidence of ability to respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns
- Able to produce and interpret data to ensure activities meet the needs of the locality and are value for money
- Knowledge and understanding of national and local data and key policies
- Experience of assessing need and making appropriate referrals to other agencies
- Experience of working in a solution focused approach and be able to develop the skills of staff in this way of working
- Experience of managing a delegated budget, identifying priorities, and allocating resources
- Experience of identifying the quality of provision and give advice or make referrals
- Experience of interpreting and forecasting from raw data
- Experience of working strategically within an organisation with the ability to achieve affective and productive partnerships
- Experience of using GIS Software, MapInfo Software, Collect database, Capita One & Microsoft Packages
- Post graduate qualification relevant to the management post

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.