Head of Education, Children’s and Youth Work

Salary: £45K to £50K FTE, depending on experience

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week (we will also consider candidates who wish to work on part-time, 4-day (28-hour) a week basis).

Based: The Diocesan Office, St Asaph, with flexible working

The role of Head of Education, Children’s and Youth Work oversees education, in the broader sense, across the Diocese, and works with our Church in Wales schools, other education settings and the churches in our Mission Areas to support our diocesan vision: Growing Faith, Bringing Hope, Demonstrating Love.

You will be an education professional, with demonstrable experience in statutory education, and a collaborative approach to working with our churches and other education settings. You will have the experience and skills to:

• develop, alongside the senior leaders in the diocese, and colleagues in the Diocesan Office, a strategic vision and delivery plan for supporting and developing relationships between the churches in our Mission Areas and church schools
• advise on statutory, legal and organisational requirements for, and develop the Christian character and ethos of, our 49 Church in Wales schools
• provide professional leadership, advice and guidance in the understanding of educational issues and in strategic planning, vision, policy formulation and implementation
• protect faith-based provision and liaise effectively with key stakeholders to ensure the influence of the CinW in the development of quality schooling locally and nationally
• anticipate and respond to changes in educational policy
• lead and manage an effective professional team, as part of the broader Diocesan Office Team.