Overview
Position: Deputy Head
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
Hours: 40 hours per week, term time
Salary Details: £38,500 per annum
We are looking for an enthusiastic, determined and committed Deputy Head to join our team at Chesham school. The ideal candidate will form part of the Senior Management Team of the school in the planning and implementation of policies, practice and working procedures.
Why work for us:
- Competitive salary.
- Opportunity to progress in your career.
- Training opportunities either face to face or online.
- Wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
- You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
- Supportive management and senior leads.
- We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK`s biggest care providers.
The ideal candidate will:
- Attend work punctually and reliability.
- Manage budgets effectively.
- Manage own time effectively including the flexibility to adapt to change.
- Experience of working in partnership with the Local Governing Body and Trustees.
- Experience of writing a SEF and SIP.
- Have a passion for working with young people and want to make a difference in people’s lives.
- Have knowledge of current curriculum developments and their implementation within the service-specific setting;
- Understanding of the principles of effective learning for children with SEND and the ability to promote a culture of learning throughout the school
Other key responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and determining, in consultation with the Headteacher and Senior Management Team, the overall aims of the curriculum.
- Further develop, implement and review the schools ongoing system for self-evaluation and the continual improvement of standards.
- Manage, maintaining and developing educational resources.
- Supporting Headteacher within the school for advertising, short listing, interviewing and the appointment of education staff.
- Undertake the performance management and supervision of the education team, in conjunction with the Head of Education, ensuring that specific attention is paid to their training and developmental needs.
- Ensure via regular evaluation that the curriculum for each individual student is suitability broad and balanced and meets legal requirements.
- Actively contribute to the school quality systems procedures and also the School Improvement Plan.
Who we are:
Cambian Chesham House School is an independent, DfE-registered, co-educational day school, providing specialist education for up to 20 students, aged 10-18 years. The School is non-denominational and has a secular ethos, but respect the cultural needs and religious beliefs of all.
Cambian is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
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