Total 18 job vacancies by Isle of Wight Council

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week (40 weeks per year)



An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Behaviour Support Worker (BSW) to join the Primary Behaviour Service (PBS) on the Isle of Wight.



The Primary Behaviour Service is a team of skilled practitioners with extensive experience who are working with Isle of Wight primary schools, supporting them to promote positive behaviour and emotional well-being. We are a referral-based service offering outreach and in-reach support for primary aged children with social, emotional, and mental health needs who struggle to manage in school. In this role you will have the chance to use your existing skills in a range of ways whilst developing your talents.



This role will require you to be able to work with schools to develop behaviour management strategies to support children. This will include liaising with colleagues in schools around strategies to engage their children and help them to manage the demands of the classroom. You will also be a key team member in our centre providing effective in-reach support.



We are looking for a Behaviour Support Worker of the highest caliber, with specific experience in primary school education. You should have an understanding of the benefits of multi-agency working and be ready to engage with parents and families, providing them with support whilst promoting the value of education. Tenacious, understanding, and good with people, you will be a natural diplomat who recognises the challenges faced by all involved and have the skills to facilitate progression for our children.


The successful applicant will be willing to work flexibly, and travel as required.


This position is term-time only.

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In this pivotal new role, you’ll apply your expertise and experience to shape the council’s approach to its digital and social media presence. You’ll provide advice to senior leadership, council services and partners on the development and delivery of our strategies supporting our digital agenda, taking the lead on:


- Comms and media strategy development

- Marketing campaigns

- Digital Accessibility

- Develop brand awareness and online reputation creating engaging and accessible content across all platforms

- Embedding best practice across the council



As the digital communications lead for the council you will work proactively across the organisation to develop and deliver a fully branded social and digital media strategy that engages effectively with our community.



You will be proactive, up to date with the latest digital communications trends and champion them with the communications team and wider colleagues to encourage a digital first approach for the Isle of Wight Council’s communications and marketing.



As an experienced and skilled individual, you’ll provide digital insights that will inform our approach to digital media developments and ensure that decision making is based on solid analytical information.



The work you undertake with us will be immensely rewarding, making significant difference to services covering vital aspects of Island life, from Adult Social Care and Childrens Services to regeneration activities and environment considerations.



If you want a job where you will have impact, where you are valued and where you can make a difference, then join us at TeamIWC where you’ll see the benefits of your hard work coming to life all around you.




People management will be key in this role as you’ll be working collaboratively with the websites team and other communication and marketing leads from across the business.



As the Digital Comms and Marketing Manager you will be a point of contact and guidance. You’ll provide advice and examples of best practice, compliance, and innovation, along with the enthusiasm needed to grow and develop digital skills and solutions organisation wide.

You’ll proactively work closely across all council services to promote campaigns and create growth across all platforms, linking with media colleagues in service areas to ensure a consistent approach.




For a full breakdown of the duties of the position and the skills required, please download the job summary attached to this page, but key focus will include;


- Responsible for developing and implementing digital communications and marketing strategies, including organic and paid for social media, email marketing, digital accessible content etc.

- Research best practice to build and maintain the council’s digital communications, to ensure the smooth day to day running of the multiple social media platforms including organic and paid for content.

- Create, execute and monitor marketing campaigns to time, quality and cost. Identifying customer touch points and assess end to end customer experience across with diverse digital channels.

- Create engaging and accessible content across all platforms, supporting the embedding of this throughout the organisation (to include videography and photography)

- Use key analytics and other research methods to understand specific trends on each platform and be able to adjust accordingly when needed, keeping up to date on emerging trends and best practices in the social media and digital marketing landscape.

- Develop brand awareness and online reputation to identify new channels and strategies for online growth.



In your application we will be looking for evidence of your experience of successful working in this field, including reference to the following.


- Be comfortable with taking initiative and testing new strategies.

- Your experience in experience of working with digital marketing and communications channels including social media, email marketing, e-newsletters.

- Your experience of the full marketing mix from awareness to conversion.
- Demonstrating a strong knowledge of GDPR, digital accessibility legislation and WCAG.

- A sound understanding of SEO, web traffic metrics and keyword search and how this applies to wider digital communications channels.

- Social media content creation skills including photography and video.



The Isle of Wight Council offers a fantastic work environment with a range of services and tools to ensure you make the most of your career. You will be supported you in your goals, with direct access to strong leadership and management support and investment in your career with a wealth of learning and development opportunities available to you. As well as being a great place to work, we also offer a competitive reward and benefit package.

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Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Please contact school for details



ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (x 2 posts)



MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL, School Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2HS



Tel: 01983 522917

E-mail: admin@medinahouse.iow.sch.uk

Website: www.medinahouseschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Christopher Berry


Salary: Leadership Scale 5 – 8 (£52,074 – 56,082)

Required from 1st September 2024

Do you want to be part of an amazing team, ensuring the best outcomes for our exceptional pupils?


In line with the growth of our Medina House community, we are looking for two new assistant headteachers to help our school to develop further to ensure fantastic progress for all of our amazing pupils.


You will be an outstanding practitioner, who has a commitment to high standards and the holistic progress and development of pupils with complex learning difficulties.


This is a teaching post however you will have time allocated to ensure that you can complete the role effectively. This will be discussed fully at interview.


We can offer excellent professional development to the right candidate, in a rewarding and stimulating setting.

Closing date: Wednesday 20th March
Short listing: Thursday 21st March
Interview: Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th March

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Contract Type: Fixed Term (1-year fixed term, with potential to extend for the right candidate)

Hours: 37 per week



Do you care about the environment you live in? Do you want to make positive change? Are you a self-assured individual, perhaps looking to do something a little different?


An opportunity has arisen for a positive and ambitious person to work within our Planning Enforcement section at a really exciting time as we work collaboratively with town, parish and community councils who have funded additional enforcement capacity within their areas.


We are implementing our new Enforcement Strategy and exploring innovative ways of delivering enforcement functions in partnership with local parish, town and community councils.


The successful candidate will have the ability to hit the ground and to pick up their own caseload, carrying out investigations and writing reports. This is a customer-focused role so you must be able to communicate clearly and liaise with a wide range of stakeholders.


With a good knowledge of the GPDO and Planning Enforcement legislation, or the appetite and ability to pick things up quickly, you will deal with a wide range of breaches including unauthorised development, breaches of condition, changes of use, serving Section 215 notices on untidy sites and TPO-related cases.


You will be an important part of our Planning Enforcement team within an authority that strives for positive outcomes to build a brighter future for the Island, and while the post is initially for a 1 year fixed-term, subject to funding, it could be extended for the right person.

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Contract Type: Fixed Term

Hours: Term time only – Please contact manager for details



The Isle of Wight Specialist Teacher Advisory (STA) Team is part of the wider Education, Inclusion and Access Team and is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Teacher of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (QTVI) to start as soon as possible.


The role is peripatetic and is to work with children and young people with vision impairment (0-25 years) across the Island to promote their communication development, inclusion, empowerment, progress and raising of achievement. You will support children and young people and their families in homes, early years settings, mainstream, special school, and post 16 settings.


The VI team consists of a QTVI and a Qualified Habilitation Specialist and is part of the wider STA Team including Qualified Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (QTOD) and a Communication Support Assistant.


Our team is person-centred, creative, and committed to high quality communication and teaching across all modalities. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, well-regarded, friendly, and supportive specialist teacher team.


In addition to being a Qualified Teacher for the Visually Impaired, you will be expected to have extensive classroom experience. You will be committed to inclusion and making a difference to pupil outcomes. You will also appreciate the importance of teamwork within a peripatetic service and be able to show evidence of supporting colleagues.


Applications from qualified teachers willing and able to undertake fully funded mandatory QTVI training will also be considered, particularly if you have knowledge of the wider field of special educational needs and preferably hold the SENDCo qualification.


This role will involve a significant amount of travel by car, for which a mileage allowance is made, and you must be able to fulfil this requirement.

Closing Date: 22 March 2024
Interview Date: 27 March 2024

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TA C Salary: Grade 3A-E, £23,144 to £23,370 per annum pro-rata (Actual salary, £16,717.89 to £16,903.04) and MSA Salary: Grade 1A-E, £19,308.74 to £19,628.15 per annum pro-rata (Actual salary, £2,609.29 to £2,652.45)

Contract Type: Fixed Term (TA C) and Permanent (MSA)

Hours: 31 per week (TA C) and 5 per week (MSA) (Term time only)


MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL VACANCIES
MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL, School Lane, NEWPORT IOW PO30 2HS
Tel: 522917 E-mail: admin@medinahouse.iow.sch.uk
Web: www.medinahouseschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Chris Berry


Post 1. TEACHING ASSISTANT C Fixed term contract

TA C Salary: Grade 3A-E, £16717.89 - £16903.04 per annum (£23144.00 - £23370.00 FTE)
Hours: 31 hours per week, term time only, commencing 15th April 2024

Medina House is a Primary Special School for children with complex learning difficulties aged 2-11. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant C to work for 5 days per week, term time only from 15th April. Hours to be worked 8.30-3pm daily except Wednesdays 8.30-4pm.


Post 2. MIDDAY SUPERVISORY ASSISTANT x 1

MSA Salary: Grade 1 points A-E £2609.29 to £2652.45 per annum (£19308.74 - £19628.15)
Hours: 5 hours per week, term time only
Permanent Contract - required immediately

We currently have two vacancies for a Midday Supervisory Assistants to join our team to work across the school.

Closing date for both posts: Noon on 15th March 2024

Shortlisting for both posts: 18th March 2024

Interviews for the Teaching Assistant posts: 20th March 2024

Interviews for the Midday Supervisory posts: 20th March 2024

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Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 30 per week

Allowances / Market Supplement: Shift Allowance



Are you a kind, caring individual, with patience and empathy? Would you enjoy spending your days supporting individuals to live fulfilled, happy, and enriched lives?



At Plean Dene in Shanklin, we provide a safe, warm, friendly, and welcoming home environment for our residents, a wonderful group of 9 adults with learning disabilities and ‘behaviours that challenge’.


Our job is to ensure that those we care for lead an active, fulfilling, and enriched lifestyle and we are looking to appoint positive, committed, and forward-thinking Day Support Workers to assist us in this goal.


As part of our team, you will enable and support with all kinds of activities encouraging our residents to enjoy Island life, from walks along the coast from Shanklin to Sandown, trips to feed the ducks, bus trips around the Isle of Wight and visits to local garden centres, you’ll even join our residents on day trips and excursions to a range of Island attractions such as Tapnell Farm, Robin Hill and Rylstone Gardens.


Our residents have a wide range of care needs and diverse interests so you will need to tailor your work to suit each individual, ensuring everyone is happy and engaged in the activities and experiences that suit them best.


On site at home, you could be supporting with arts and crafts workshops, working with our ‘Magic Table’ (a virtual gaming experience) supporting with domestic duties such as cleaning or helping in the kitchen as we provide delicious home cooked meals each day.


You’ll also support with regular personal care whenever needed, which can include toileting, dressing and feeding, supporting each individual to be as independent as possible.


You will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service, which has a person-centred approach and actively supports and maximises residents' independence and life experience. Our team needs to be a special mix of energy and enthusiasm with the ability to also be gentle and calm, to adapt to the needs of all our residents, some of whom will communicate non-verbally which will require time and patience to master.


Contact us today to discover how you can fit in with our team as a Support Worker at Plean Dene!


The typical shift times are as follows:

* Early Shift – 07:15 - 14:45

* Late Shift – 14:30 – 22:00

* Wakeful Night – 22:00 – 07:30



You will be well supported and receive regular structured supervision, training and development opportunities.


Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an appropriate level of literacy and numeracy with a clear commitment to excellence. It is an important feature of these roles that residents have access to the range of community activities, and we therefore welcome applications from people who are able to drive vehicles used by the residents in the homes.

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Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full OR Part time 5/3 days per week (Please contact school for more details)



Hunnyhill Primary School is looking for a qualified, experienced, inspirational, and hardworking teacher to join us based in KS2. This is a permanent position, full time or Part time, 5/ 3 days a week.

You will be passionate and committed to raising the achievement of all children and will be willing to work as part of a team, share good practice and be ‘Proud to Belong’. In addition, you will be dedicated to setting high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour. You must be able to provide and maintain a stimulating classroom environment that promotes children’s learning and development.


We are a highly inclusive school and pride ourselves in building relationships with our families. We feel this is fundamental to enabling all children to achieve the very best they can, therefore you will be an effective communicator with parents, children and your colleagues and be willing to contribute to the wider aspects of school life.


If you would like to be part of a supportive staff team, working with enthusiastic and dynamic children, within an excellent safeguarding and inclusion ethos, then we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 19 March 2024

Interview Date: 20 March 2024

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Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months)

Hours: 37 per week (Term time only: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (Flexibility may be required)


The Virtual School for looked after children is looking to appoint a caseworker to support our post-16 cohort to access or sustain education, training or employment. The worker will work directly with young people, schools/colleges, social workers, and other professionals supporting the young people to meet their potential. Alongside the Post-16 cohort, the worker will also caseload our Early Years cohort working closely with the Early Years Advisory Team to ensure Personal Education Plans are completed and our youngest minds are supported to access education settings to further their development. Working to the Education Advisor, and alongside the wider Virtual School team on the Isle of Wight the job will offer a variety of tasks.


This varied role will include duties such as:

- Direct work with young people including target setting, review meetings and mentoring

- Preparation of materials for meetings and events

- Communication in a variety of forums with personnel at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation

- Undertaking appropriate research as and when required

- Data and caseload management

- Confidential information management

Prior experience of working in an education, youth work or a social care setting will be required. Due to grant conditions, this is currently a 12mth fixed term post.

Closing Date: 1 December 2023

Interview Date: 7 December 2023

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Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week


As an ICT Desktop Support Officer, you will be part of a hardworking, busy team supporting all departments across the council. You will help to provide a high-quality Desktop Support service within ICT Operations, ensuring all requests, incidents, and projects, are captured, and progressed swiftly to deliver robust, reliable, and cost-effective ICT, which meets customer requirements and agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).

Your work will be varied but the essential skills and experience required for the role includes but is not limited to:

- Experience of providing 2nd line ICT support utilising service management tools
- Providing high-quality, customer focused support services
- Skilled in Windows based PC's, Laptops, Tablets, Thin Clients, Apple, and Android mobile devices
- Knowledge of enterprise level desktop software such as Microsoft Office and Teams
- Management of desktop peripheral devices, device imaging and MFD's

Practical hands-on experience and knowledge of desktop hardware and software, a systematic, logical approach to problem solving and the willingness to learn enterprise systems to provide high quality, customer focused Desktop Support services are essential.

This is a challenging but highly rewarding role that would suit a highly motivated, committed, and versatile individual who will become fully integrated into the current team. You will be experienced in working on multiple projects whilst helping to fulfil customer requests and resolve incidents.

As a disciplined and analytical problem solver, you will demonstrate a proactive approach, the ability to prioritise your workload, take ownership as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

A career graded position, starting at a lower grade (grade 6), may be considered which offers the post holder to study and pass a BSc (Hons) in a relevant Computing subject and gain the necessary experience, prior to being promoted to the full ICT Desktop Support Officer post.

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Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week (Flexible hours and job-sharing will be considered)


We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our team to provide general administrative and technical support including:

• Registering applications working to strict deadlines.

• Handling payment for fees and maintaining and reconciling financial databases.

• Maintaining databases, running reports, and compiling data for management.

• Dealing with land search enquiries, working to strict timescales.

• Booking and coordinating Surveyor’s site inspections.


To succeed you’ll need to have enthusiasm and be able to plan and prioritise your work activity, plus you’ll need to be self-motivated and able to work at times with minimal supervision.


Our team must work well to very strict deadlines in order to meet legal requirements, so the ability to work well under pressure and a flair for effective time management is essential.


Applicants will need to demonstrate confidence using general office applications including Word and Excel. You will need to maintain database records accurately and efficiently so a keen eye for detail will be vital along with strong numeracy skills as much of the work relates to financial data. You will also be expected to proactively learn how to use team specific software, so confidence in using ICT in general will be beneficial.


You’ll be liaising with a wide range of people, dealing with enquiries via email and phone from building professionals, solicitors, and the general public. It is therefore essential that you possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and that you are quickly able to learn and understand the relevant technical terminology used in our teams.


Applicants will need a minimum of GCSE (or equivalent qualification) at Grade C (New Grade 4) in both English and Maths plus a Level 3 Business Administration qualification or demonstrate equivalent experience.

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Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week (Flexible hours and Job share will be considered)


An opportunity has arisen for a positive person with a ‘can-do’ attitude to work within our busy Planning Service.


The role will provide technical administrative support across a range of the work within the Service, particularly the processes for dealing with planning applications, tree works applications and planning enforcement.


The successful applicant will need to have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.


You will be an important part of our Planning Services team within an authority that strives for positive outcomes to build a brighter future for the Island.

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The Isle of Wight Council is set to embark on a new phase, moving away from a ten-year strategic children’s services partnership with Hampshire County Council. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of all involved, this partnership delivered significant results including our acclaimed ‘Isle of Wight Family Hub’ model, identified as a national trailblazer by the Department of Education.

We are now looking for an inspirational leader in education to join our team and bring together the following areas within the Education and Inclusion division of the Children’s Services Directorate

· Virtual School

· School Improvement

· Skills and Participation

· Governor Support Functions

"On the Island we are at a turning point with a new senior team committed to driving forward our vision, with a passion to support our communities into the future. Putting our young people and our community at the heart of what we do is essential to providing an excellent service for them." - Wendy Perera, Chief Executive - Isle of Wight Council

This exciting new role will provide leadership and management oversight so children and young people can experience equity of opportunity and attainment potential, through access to high quality provision. To achieve this goal, you’ll use your knowledge and skill to plan and manage the Isle of Wight Councils’ responsibilities for the following;

· Education of school age children and young people.

· Post 16 education and training.

· Mainstream post 16 sufficiency and strategic commissioning.

· Post 16 participation.

· The September Guarantee.

· NEET support services.

As our Service Manager, you’ll work across our wider children’s services teams to design, deliver and evaluate key strategies and construct key policies to underpin the work of the ‘Education and Inclusion’ division.

In this vital post you’ll lead on delivery and development of our school improvement strategy, from early years to post-16 education and training (including maintained primary, secondary and all-through schools, special schools, resourced / alternative provisions, and pupil referral units).

You’ll also focus on increasing the attainment of vulnerable groups helping to ensure that the performance of potentially vulnerable children and young people on the Isle of Wight is thoroughly evaluated.

This post holder will be required to provide expert professional advice and guidance, to colleagues, councillors and key stakeholders, so we need an inspirational communicator, one who will develop and maintain constructive working relationships with schools and education providers, partner organisations, members, and directors.

Full details of responsibilities and the person specification are outlined in the job summary but applicants will be expected to meet the following criteria;

- Demonstrable experience of working with schools, and ideally post-16 providers, to improve the outcomes achieved by young people ideally in a public sector setting.
- Substantial experience of representing the council in demanding situations with stakeholders and partners.
- High level of political awareness and ability to use this to solve practical problems.
- Degree level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Qualified Teacher Status, with relevant professional registration and demonstrable continuing professional development.

The Island received an Ofsted judgement of ‘good’ in 2018 and since then, children’s services on the Island have continued to improve, now we need YOU to take us to the next level!

"The Isle of Wight is a lovely place to live and work, there is a strong sense of community on the island, where staff strive to support young people and their families to achieve their aspirations in life." - Heather Morris – SEND Specialist Service Manager of Children’s Services.

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Can you lead the way to a bright future for Childrens Services on the Isle of Wight?

On the Isle of Wight, we want young people to have the best possible future, to reach their full potential and we apply this belief to our workforce too. We are 'One Council' working to the same outcomes - with the Island’s community at the centre of what we do.

This is a unique opportunity to build the children’s service you’ve always wanted to run, as we step away from a successful 10-year strategic partnership with Hampshire County Council. With strong foundations to build on we are truly excited to create an independent service to be proud of!

The Isle of Wight is a stunning place to live and work, with 50% of the Island designated as an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and the highest number of award-winning beaches in England! With so much to see and do both on and offshore, a career move here offers an incredible work-life balance.

Our local population is around 140,000 and we are lucky to enjoy all the Island has to offer, but we also face unique geographical challenges that will test your leadership and encourage you to think differently, inspire and innovate.

Join us and lead our dedicated, passionate team as we support children, young people and families using strengths-based, family-focused, multi-disciplinary working, with a focus on;

Empowering communities and families to be resilient and more economically secure.

Providing children and families with early help to prevent problems escalating.

Protecting children and young people at risk of harm

Nurturing and improving our school system to deliver the best outcomes for children

Encouraging fun, happiness and fulfilment

Continuous improvement of quality of services and performance

The Island is beautiful, but behind the beauty we do have areas of deprivation and poverty just like everywhere else. As our Director of Childrens Services you’ll be supporting those most in need, delivering a forward thinking, effective service that delivers at the highest level. All this whilst enjoying a coastal lifestyle that is hard to beat!

HOW TO APPLY

For the full details and application pack, please visit our recruitment page .

For further information or for a discreet, informal discussion, please contact careers@iow.gov.uk

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Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 Months)

Hours: 37 per week

We are a small professional team that offers a friendly, progressive, and mutually supportive working environment and we are looking for an individual with an interest in Finance to join us.

Due to maternity leave, we are looking to recruit a Senior Accounting Technician on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

As a Senior Accounting Technician, you will be providing management accounting support to a range of services within the Adult Social Care Department.

The work is both interesting and varied and includes:

•Preparation of monthly budget monitoring reports

•Supporting budget managers to deliver a sustainable budget by analysing budget information and providing financial advice

•Ensuring that transactions are posted correctly in the financial ledger

•Maintaining the budgets for your areas of responsibility in conjunction with budget managers

•Completing monthly reconciliations of income and expenditure in relation to joint funded arrangements

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

•Excellent IT, Excel, and numeracy skills

•Attention to detail

•Ability to work to deadlines

•Good problem solving and analytical skills

•Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels

A recognised accounting qualification (AAT or equivalent) or relevant experience is required.

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