Job Description
Job details
Job role
* Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full time
Contract type
Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
£53,602.00 - £59,167.00 Annually (Actual) Grade L4-L8
Assistant Headteacher (Maternity Cover, Fixed term 12 Month Contract) job summary
East Ward Community Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming place, where children thrive thanks to the dedication of our passionate staff who are committed to providing the best for them. We have strong, positive relationships with our parents, a stable and supportive governing body, and are proud to be part of Vision Multi-Academy Trust. Our focus is always on the progress and well-being of our children. If you're seeking a role where you can make a meaningful impact and be appreciated for your contributions, this is the ideal place to be.
This could be a secondment opportunity for the right candidate seeking to expand their leadership experience in preparation for a substantive post. The ideal candidate will demonstrate their ability to enthuse and motivate pupils regardless of their starting point and be committed to raising standards for all. You will have experience in leading whole-school improvement projects with measured impact and a proven track record of leading a team and modelling excellence to improve academic outcomes. Part of your role will be to improve standards of teaching and learning across the school, playing a key role in embedding the vision and values of the school and the design and implementation of staff CPD, including mentoring and coaching staff at all levels.
Purpose of the Job
To support the Executive Headteacher with the leadership and management of the school in order to promote effective education and care and contribute to the learning, personal development, and well-being of all pupils.
Be an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), discharging individual responsibilities to a high standard as well as supporting the work of the team at all times.
The role will require the candidate to teach across all year groups to focus on closing the attainment gap in Reading, Writing, and Maths; however, this may not be a class-based role.
To model outstanding classroom practice and ensure quality-first teaching across the school by having a strong understanding of pedagogy and the latest academic research.
To lead aspects of whole-school professional learning across the school and MAT.
To be a Designated Safeguarding Lead for the school and have a good understanding of the needs of children from disadvantaged backgrounds, including behaviour, SEMH, and pastoral support.
Be an excellent role model for all staff and children, ensuring that they lead by example at all times.
The successful candidate will be committed to:
* Making a difference to the lives of the children at East Ward and across Vision MAT.
* The strategic direction of the school.
* Providing an outstanding quality of education.
* Leading with integrity and professionalism.
* Developing the whole child, including working with families.
* Being proactive, working with initiative, and having high professional thresholds.
* Teaching across a range of year groups and settings and with various groups of people.
* Remaining calm under pressure, being highly resilient, and possessing high levels of energy and commitment.
We offer:
* Excellent professional development opportunities in a multi-academy trust committed to lifelong, tailored learning.
* A clear career pathway guided by your own interests and ambition.
* A culturally diverse setting.
* A hardworking and welcoming staff team.
* Children who embody our trust values of Happy, Proud, Challenged, and Successful.
* A driven school and MAT leadership team who will champion your career.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers, and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children.
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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