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Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

- To have a visible presence across the Programme to support 50 staff- Provide direct line management to 7 managers and leads- Provide leadership to overall Programme of services to ensure management staff are well motivated, fully engaged and performing well- To be knowledge of all services within the Programme and inspection frameworks- Oversee safe recruitment for whole Programme- Accountable for setting and management of Programme budget- Key relationship holder with Operations Manager - Undertake investigations and chair hearings in accordance with HR policy - Ensure all reporting and governance cycles are met and closely monitored - Provide Supervision and performance management cycles to Centre Leadership Teams - Oversee Safeguarding across the Programme- Audit case files monthly and submit programme summaries quarterly- Horizon scope new thematic business opportunities- Create, nurture and sustain key strategic partnerships

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Chair of Finance, Policy and Planning

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

- Accountable for The Children’s Society’s portfolio of services in Bournemouth- To have a visible presence across the Programme to support 50 staff- Provide direct line management to 7 managers and leads- Provide leadership to overall Programme of services to ensure management staff are well motivated, fully engaged and performing well- To be knowledge of all services within the Programme, their operational contracts and inspection frameworks- Oversee safe recruitment for whole Programme- Accountable for setting and management of Programme budget- Key relationship holder with Commissioner of Service- Undertake investigations and chair hearings in accordance with HR policy - Ensure all reporting and governance cycles are met and closely monitored for the commissioner and The Children’s Society- Provide Supervision and performance management cycles to Centre Leadership Teams - Oversee Safeguarding across the Programme- Audit case files monthly and submit programme summaries quarterly- Horizon scope new thematic business opportunities- Create, nurture and sustain key strategic partnerships

East Dorset

- Responsible for the engagement and identification of priority families within the centre and cluster reach- Formed multiagency links with health service, preschools, schools, adult education services, housing & police to strengthen service delivery and reach core offer- Ensure the provision is of a responsive, high quality and customer focused- Develop quality assurance tools within and for the Early Years Team to include planning formats, observations of practice, audits and quarterly evaluations)- Responsible for providing high levels of professional universal, targeted and early intervention services using practice that is outcome focused and evidence based- Line manager to Early Years Team- Provide monthly supervision to staff/Performance Management- Manage centre budget- Income generation for centre- Setup Verwood Children’s Centre from designation, full core offer to 82% of Verwood Reach registered with Children’s Centre and 74% of Verwood Reach engaging with Children’s Centre- Brand focused

Mid & East Dorset

- Senior Manager for Cross Cluster Children’s Centres- Lead for Progressive Universalism for six Children’s Centres- Systemic outcome development - Creating and maintaining forms of measurable achievement for all our universal and targeted sessions- Evaluation development - Service User Participation Champion (with line managed staff) - UNICEF Rights Respecting Early Years Lead, Responsible for first national accredited Rights Respecting Children’s Centres in England (6 Centres in Dorset)- Outcome focused – assignment of tailored outcomes for commissioned universal services- Line management of ten staff members- Provider of supervision to staff/APR/Performance Management- Learning and Development needs and training analysis for Early Years team- Develop Children’s Centre practice and apply for recognised awards when and where appropriate – RREY level 1 – working towards level 2- Worked with London Metropolitan University and the National Children’s Bureau to undertake a Wellbeing research project- Young Children’s Voices Network/National Children’s Bureau – Lets Listen

- Planning: long, medium and daily to ensure that the curriculum offered is exciting, provides multiple learning opportunities, is ever-expanding and reflects the children’s voices through daily class evaluation - Delivery of planned curriculum- Creating an exciting learning environment using both the inside and outside learning spaces- Ensuring that daily learning is multi-sensory and is accessible of differing learning styles- Pupil tracking: attendance, time keeping, record keeping, observing and documenting new learning acquisitions, tracking learning achievements against the six areas of learning, highlighting underachievement and implementation of support- Identification of SEN within class roll and sourcing outside agencies to provide support- Coordinator of outside play and learning

Npqicl, National Professional Qualification Integrated Centre Leadership

Ba Hons Childhood & Youth Studies