PROUD to make a difference
South Tyneside CouncilSouth Tyneside Council job vacancy
Ideally located in the heart of North-East England, South Tyneside is a unique mix of coastal beauty, urban development, and a rich sense of community spirit.
At South Tyneside Council, we’re passionate about creating a place where everyone can live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives. ‘Our council’ has a clear focus and belief that collectively people and organisations really can make a difference to people’s lives.
We’re looking for a motivational leader with substantial experience and a successful track record of managing education, SEND and inclusion services for children and families in South Tyneside.
This is a new role in our senior team, reporting to the Director of Children’s Services and supporting Elected Members, responsible for and providing leadership across the range of services for Education, SEND and Inclusion.
This is a pivotal time for positive change in South Tyneside. You’ll contribute to the achievement of the Council’s aims and objectives and secure continuous improvement in performance and standards.
In this role you will strengthen and deepen our internal and external partnerships and actively engage with key partnerships for children in South Tyneside e.g. South Tyneside Safeguarding Partnership, Best Start in Life Alliances, Youth Justice Board. In this role you will enhance service delivery by making data and evidence informed decisions in line with our council priorities.
You’ll provide vision and leadership to deliver high quality services and improved educational outcomes for all children and young people in South Tyneside, ensuring there is access to good or outstanding early years and school provision across all settings.
We’re seeking an innovative and dynamic Head of Service with substantial experience of leading teams to deliver projects. You will have extensive experience in leadership and management with a proven track record of performance management in an organisation of similar size and complexity.
You’ll provide advice and direction on all aspects of education, ensuring that professional advice, including that in relation to corporate, strategic and political issues is given to Corporate Management Team, elected members, Heads of Service, managers, employees and schools.
Your people skills will be key – you’ll be someone who can build strong relationships at all levels, from front-line staff to elected members and external partners. You’ll bring a positive, solutions-focused approach to the role, and be someone who thrives on change.
South Tyneside Council is a place where new ideas are welcomed, innovation is valued, and everyone has the chance to put their mark on the future. If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you!
It's a great time to join us at South Tyneside Council
We are implementing our ambitious ‘Our Council’ change and modernisation programme which will help us build on existing strengths and make some improvements so we can fulfil our bold ambitions for residents. We recently launched our 20-year ‘Vision’ for South Tyneside and developed new organisation ‘values’ which guide our ways of working.
Our Council 'Values' are the things that matter most to us in terms of how we behave and work. They are our guiding principles, and they apply to every person who works for or represents South Tyneside Council. They are the things we most care about and are our promise to residents, each other and to all who interact with the Council.
We are proud to make a difference.
Find out more about our Council values.
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South Tyneside has a fascinating past, inspirational present and an exciting future. Immersed in history and yet bursting with contemporary energy, South Tyneside offers a diversity of breathtakingly beautiful beaches, family fun, a heritage that is both ancient and deeply enriching, and a mix of bustling towns and villages. With cultural hotspots and a fabulous, year- round programme of events, South Tyneside has something for everyone.
Not everyone, when they think of South Tyneside, will think of sleepy country villages. But away from the town centres of South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn, the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn offer leafy lanes, cosy pubs, independent shops and historical connections.
South Tyneside has some of the most competitive housing prices in the UK, making the cost of living more affordable and a work / life balance more achievable.
Being on the outskirts of three big cities – Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Durham – South Tyneside is ideally located within easy reach of the hustle and bustle of city life but with the serenity of wide-open spaces and award-winning beaches.
The beach life that South Shields provides enables workers and families to enjoy the sand or surf minutes after leaving the office or school playground.
Located in the heart of North East England, you can quickly access the A19 and the A1 which connects the area to Yorkshire, the Midlands, the South of England and Scotland to the North.
By train, you can be in London in less than 3 hours and Edinburgh in one and a half. Flights are available to over 80 destinations from the region’s International Airport, including London, Dubai and Amsterdam.
South Tyneside is on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, which delivers over 40 million passengers to their destination each year. A ferry which connects South Tyneside to North Tyneside and a regional bus network.
South Tyneside is warm and welcoming and we’d love for you to join our South Tyneside team!
For more information and to apply, please email:
Helen Alwell helen.alwell@tile-hill.co.uk and Anita Denton anita.denton@tile-hill.co.uk
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