Subject Support Officer; Numeracy

SALARY £58,400 - £62,634 / £66,724
• Temporary position, 37 hours per week

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package; for more information please click on this Information Pack. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.

(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.) For further information about this post please contact Alison Halliday on or via e‑mail:
Alison Hallidayw.cymru. Interviews will be held on 26/03/2026. Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: E-Mail:
Swyddiw.cymru. CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 13/03/2026 The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate. If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E‑MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES – ESSENTIAL

• The ability to think and work innovatively, independently and strategically.
• To think in an organised, correct and clear manner, especially under pressure and when facing conflicting priorities, as well as managing time effectively.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to demonstrate strong partnerships and collaborate with:
  School Staff, Headteachers, Governors, Regulatory Bodies, Elected Members and wider Local Authority Officers.
• The ability to work sensitively with a range of partners and stakeholders to ensure positive change.
• Places the learner's needs central in education.
• Has ambition for children and young people and the determination to improve their results.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES – DESIRABLE

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING – ESSENTIAL

• Qualified teacher status.
• Experience of successfully leading on numeracy standards in a relevant education setting.
• The ability to show the strategies used to: ensure high levels of consistency in the quality of the teaching and learning; and motivate improvements in standards.

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING – DESIRABLE

• Evidence of further study e.g. masters qualification in leadership or education.
• Managerial qualification.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE – ESSENTIAL

• Experience of significantly improving a school's performance (in a leadership role in a school or as a professional worker in a Local Authority or Regional Consortia).
• Has made a wider contribution to educational developments that have contributed to a significant sustainable improvement.
• Has provided guidance and used management skills effectively at a senior level to support schools.
• Has managed school interventions successfully which contributed towards significant sustainable improvement.
• Able to identify key themes for development and take action from self‑evaluation evidence, ensuring the need is met.
• Experience of making a broader contribution to educational developments.
• Able to evaluate the effect and implementation of local and national strategies towards further improving a school's performance.
• Extensive experience of using and applying performance data.
• Able to challenge school performance, tracking procedures and setting targets and dealing with under‑performance.
• Able to challenge bad practice and failure to implement agreed necessary actions and hold senior managers and governors accountable.
• Evidence of being able to skilfully manage and sustain change for improvement.
• Able to think and work flexibly, innovatively, independently and strategically while also possessing strong cooperation and logistical skills.
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Willing to work outside usual working hours as required.

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