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Job description
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?
Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG.
Role: Head of Maths
Location: Longdon Hall School, Staffordshire WS15 4PT
Salary: Up to £42,000.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Maternity Cover, Term Time Only
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Maths to join our close-knit team at Longdon Hall School, part of Acorn Education.
About the role
Key task areas and responsibilities:
1. Provide effective, timely, and confidential administration support to staff and managers as required.
2. Ensure that relevant records and documents are kept up to date and are stored securely and confidentially at all times.
3. Respond timely and with flexibility to urgent or last-minute staff/service requirements.
4. Support other members of the Administration Team with work that requires extra members of staff to complete the tasks.
5. Maintain awareness of budgets and contribute to keeping within these budgets as instructed.
6. Exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards and/or remedy them where appropriate.
7. Operate at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures, particularly regarding Safeguarding, Adult/Child Protection, Complaints, and Behaviour Policies.
8. Participate in training and take responsibility for personal development.
9. Participate in team meetings, supervisions, and annual reviews in accordance with Company policy.
10. Work to promote the Centre as a valued, professional asset within its community.
11. Ensure that all actions taken are in the interests of the Service Users and the Company.
12. Exhibit the values of the Company and maintain standards of behaviour in accordance with Company policies.
13. Carry out any other reasonable and relevant duties as required.
For a full list of Duties and Responsibilities, please see the Job Description.
About us
Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
This opportunity is in Lichfield which is within commutable distance of Cannock, Burton upon Trent, and surrounding areas.
Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* Access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks.
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that's not all; we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.
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