Education Capital and Place Planning Officer (x2)
Location: Remote – occasional visits to local schools
Duration: Until the end of March 2025
Hours: Full time – 37 hours per week
Rate: £300 per day (Umbrella)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Start Date: ASAP
Our client is seeking an experienced Education Capital and Place Planning Officer to support the council’s delivery of its statutory duty. To provide sufficient school places by identifying the need and the determination of how school places should be provided through the delivery of new capital projects.
Purpose of Job:
- Planning and reviewing of demand across the area
- Contributing to the commissioning and establishing of new places in consultation with other statutory bodies
- Contributing to the development and on-going review of policies and procedures in respect of the planning and commissioning of 0-25 educational provision in line with established and changing national policies
- Facilitate the conversion process whereby maintained schools become academies, operating independently from the County Council
Key Responsibilities:
- To undertake a statutory school place planning role for the council
- To monitor the Council’s planning process and identify schemes where section 106 contributions are required
- To be responsible for specific school capital projects within the capital programme
- To evaluate the performance of procurement and delivery methods used and contribute to the procurement strategy for the education capital programme
- Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
- Comply with the Council’s policies and procedures including (but not limited to) safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion of equalities, customer care, agreed audit actions and health and safety (ensuring that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons)
If of interest, please apply and I will be in touch shortly
