Assistant Headteacher

Riverview Infant School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4SD

14 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
20 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours Per Week
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: L1 - L5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Riverview Infant School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join a vibrant, hard-working, Leadership team on a permanent basis.

What can you expect when joining Riverview Infants?

A leadership team that challenges and supports.
Plenty of opportunities to have a voice to influence school development.
Hard-working Trustees and Local Governors that want the best for pupils, parents and staff.
Wonderful children that come from all sections of the community.
Parents that want the best for their children and will help the school achieve best outcomes.
A great sense of teamwork. Plenty of laughter along the way.

What we expect from teachers in our schools:

The skill to keep the child at the centre of everything they do.
An ability to see the best in every child.
Hard-working, loyal, professional teachers that actually want to teach!
To work as a team and be proud of collective as well as individual achievements.
A high standard of English and maths knowledge.
A passion for another area of the curriculum.

The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.

For the right candidate, interviews will take place as soon as an application is received.

Early applications are encouraged, and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

What the school offers its staff

Staff Benefits:

In return for your hard work and dedication, we are able to offer you a range of benefits, including:

Commitment to your ongoing Continued Professional Development
Family friendly/sociable working hours and a work-life balance
Access to Local Government Pension scheme
Eyecare vouchers through Specsavers

Commitment to safeguarding

The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This search isn't part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.