Assistant Headteacher
Esteem North Academy, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LN16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
15 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £50,807 - £56,082
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Assistant Headteacher (SENDCo, Inclusion and Behaviour)
Location: Esteem North Academy, all sites
Grade/Scale: Leadership Points 04 – 08 £50,807 to £56,082
Start date: September 2024 at the earliest
Contract: Permanent, Full time
We are now looking to offer a full-time permanent contract for a new Assistant Headteacher to lead on inclusion through being the academy SENDCo and behaviour lead.
We can offer a commitment to your professional development as you will be encouraged to join an appropriate professional learning programme and the opportunity to work in partnership with colleagues from academies across the MAT. The SENCO, under the direction of the Headteacher, will be responsible for operation of the SEND policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEND or a disability. You will provide professional guidance to colleagues, work closely with staff, parents and other agencies. This role will involve oversight of all inclusive strategies in our academy and monitoring of our inclusion policy, including the IQM and achievement of other kite marks. As Assistant Headteacher you will also hold academy responsibility for behaviour. This will involve production of our behaviour strategy, culture, systems, CPD, pupil progress and data analysis.
You will join a forward thinking and creative SLT consisting of the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and 2 other Assistant Headteachers. Your role will support all pupils on roll, therefore you will work with all 4 of our academy sites, pupils who are educated at home, and those in our commissioned APs.
We are looking to recruit a substantially experienced and inspiring SENDCo and senior behaviour lead to join our academy. This role may have a teaching commitment and cover in staff absence where required. Applicants should be resilient, have high expectations and be an experienced practitioner in liaising with the Local Authority. You must be able to build positive relationships with our pupils and think outside of the box. A growth mindset and positive ethos are essential characteristics that we are looking for. The Assistant Headteacher role will require the successful candidate to be child centred, solution focused and approach leadership through policies, systems and processes. You will be supported in your role through close support from the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher and also from the wider school improvement team from the Esteem MAT. Promotion and monitoring of our academy behaviour culture and ethos is vital to our success.
Mileage for off-site travel can be claimed for in arrears. Candidates must have access to a vehicle and car insurance with business use included at the point of any contract start date. Travel to other sites, Esteem academies and pupil’s homes is expected.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits include: Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Westfield Health membership, academy laptop.
For further information, please contact support@esteemnorthacademy.co.uk or visit our website https://www.esteemmat.co.uk/vacancies. Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted. We encourage all candidates to discuss the academy with the Headteacher and arrange a visit prior to application.
Closing date for applications: 15 July 2024 (23:59)
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
Commitment to safeguarding
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
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About Esteem North Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 127 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Esteem North Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- support@esteemnorthacademy.co.uk
The North East Derbyshire Support Centre provides programmes of education to pupils identified as being at risk of exclusion, or who have already been permanently excluded from mainstream education. We meet the varied and complex needs of children in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, at three sites located in Chesterfield and in the High Peak.
We are looking to recruit an experienced professional to join our academy to support our vulnerable pupils who are on roll at the High Peak site to engage in bespoke education programmes at off -site locations. These pupils may require bespoke packages as they are not yet group or school site ready. You may also be required to take pupils to visit other off site alternative provisions and transport pupils to site if they make progress to be able to engage in on site learning. This new role is available due to an increase in pupil numbers across the academy. This role will involve lone working.
Pupils may be permanently excluded or at risk of permanent exclusion from mainstream and therefore often require additional support to keep them as safe as possible and to help them re-engage in education. Pupils at our Hasland and High Peak sites are in KS3 and KS4 and may be with us for limited time before they re-integrate back into a mainstream school. Others may require more substantial support to help them progress socially and emotionally sufficiently enough to engage in learning. The successful candidate will be required to offer support by delivering off -site peripatetic education to pupils in their homes or other suitable public venues. The core skills of english and maths along with PSHRE will be the focus.
Mileage is paid for, and applicants are therefore required to have access to transport and business use included on their car insurance.
Every child deserves an education. Our primary aim is to support and re-engage young people, enabling them to think positively about their future pathway, and life after the Support Centre, whether that be re-integration into mainstream, further education or employment. Our Vision: "Inspire, Achieve, Exceed"
Our Pupils will:
• Feel safe, valued and trusted
• Recognise and achieve their full potential
• Take responsibility for their behaviour, and make healthy lifestyle choices
• Be positive about themselves and their future
• Be tolerant of others, and of the beliefs and views of others
• Be successful learners, both independently and when working with others
• Be self-motivated and have high expectations
We will achieve this by:
• Creating a safe learning environment, free of stigma and negativity
• Celebrating the success and achievements of every member of the learning community
• Establishing nurturing and supportive relationships between staff and pupils
• Setting high expectations for behaviour and academic success
• Providing a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that provides the skills, confidence and qualifications to access opportunities in life
• Innovating learning, to engage and inspire
• Promoting tolerance and mutual respect
• Providing opportunities for students, parents and carers to voice opinions which form part of the decision-making process
• Providing an inclusive programme of learning opportunities and experiences that promote engagement
Further information about our Support Centre can be found on the website at www.nedsc.derbyshire.sch.uk
Arranging a visit to Esteem North Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email support@esteemnorthacademy.co.uk.
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