Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for this and subsequent meetings relating to recruitment to the post of Assistant Director of Children’s Services (Education Excellence).

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Roscoe be appointed as Chair for this and subsequent meetings of the Employment Procedure Committee relating to recruitment to the post of Assistant Director (Education Excellence).

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Pugh.

No declarations of interest were received.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 September 2023 be confirmed as a correct record

To consider passing the following resolution:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public.

RESOLVED:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it/they would involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act. The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the press and public.

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.