What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an ambitious, friendly, confident, honest and highly capable experienced leader. An existing senior leader who can demonstrate our values, has significant senior leadership experience and skills, not necessarily from a special school background, and someone who can inspire and form strong positive relationships with colleagues. Someone who is solution focused, innovative and who can instigate sustainable systems and processes to facilitate more efficient and effective leadership at all levels. A colleague who believes in improving Communication, Independence and Achievement as a core purpose to support Autistic learners.
The successful candidate will :
• Have consistently outstanding practice with proven expertise in teaching, and experience of teaching pupils with autism
• Be an outstanding professional who is ambitious for the pupils, the school and themselves
• Acknowledge, mentor and promote the excellent practice of others
• Challenge staff to achieve their best
• To strategically lead the college team
• To manage the satellite provision
• To develop the college curriculums to encompass KS4
• To map destination plans for all students in KS4 and KS5
• To support the inclusion lead with completion of preparation for adult hood documents as part of the annual review process
• To manage the careers officer and careers advisor when mapping further education and opportunities beyond school (KS4) and College (KS5)
• To lead staff in creating excellent learning environments that supports engagement in learning.
• Carry out whole school leadership roles
What the school offers its staff
We offer
• Authentic leadership support and guidance
• In house accrediated training
• Job mentoring and support
• Personalised Continued professional development
• A friendly team and working environment
• A caring environment that values a good work life balance
• Very competative salary with benefits
• Access to several self referral support packages
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check.