Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education relating to recruitment to the post of Assistant Director (Education Excellence).

RESOLVED: That

(1)           the shortlist of candidates for progression to technical interview with the Executive Director and Interim Assistant Director of Children’s Services (Education Excellence) be approved;

(2)           the Executive Director for Children’s Services be authorised to conduct an initial sift in consultation with the Chair of the EPC following the Technical Interviews. This would enable candidates to be taken forward to the next stage of the recruitment process, which is interviews with representatives from Headteachers, the One Council/Focus Groups, and Young People.

(3)           a further sift take place in consultation with the Chair of the EPC following these Interviews. This would be prior to the formal interviews with the Employment Procedure Committee.

(4)           the proposed approach to the recruitment of Assistant Director of Children’s Services (Education Excellence) be approved;

(5)           it be noted the Assistant Director of Children’s Services (Education Excellence) is grade Hay 3 with a salary of £94,017 per annum. The post has a provision for a market supplement as dictated within the Council’s pay policy.

(6)           it be noted that the role was advertised on the Jobsgopublic page and Sefton’s website, along with appropriate social media such as the Council’s twitter feed, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The job was also advertised on the TES website. (a copy of the job advertisement was contained in Annex 1 of the report submitted); and

(7)           it be noted that the job description and person specification was set out at Annex 2 to the report submitted.