Deputy Head of Provision

The Sigma Trust, Clacton On Sea, CO15 6DZ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,914.00 - £26,595.00 Annually (Actual)

Deputy Head of Provision job summary

The Sigma Trust

Deputy Head of Provision for the GROW Provision (Primary)

Pay Range: Scale 6, Points 13-17

Actual Salary: £24,914 - £26,595 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week/ 39 working weeks

Start Date: As soon as possible

The Role

We are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified individual to become a Deputy Head of Provision for a Primary GROW to work with children with social and emotional wellbeing needs.

The provision will be based in the GROW Centre in the grounds of Monkwick |Junior School.

GROW for primary aged children is now a well-established Partnership Provision across 3 quadrants in Essex. More information about GROW can be found at www.growessex.uk.

GROW is a Partnership Provision based on Trauma Perceptive Practice through 6 Core Strengths. It will be aimed at students who are experiencing barriers to their learning under the SEMH umbrella. It will provide each child with a personalised curriculum for their individual needs. This will be monitored and reviewed carefully.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

To support in providing high quality specialist educational support for KS1/2 children whose needs are related to social and emotional wellbeing;

To support in enabling children to make demonstrable progress in their social and emotional development and with their learning, building on strengths and resources of the child;

To develop, nurture and model positive adult and peer relationships in line GROW’s values and expectations.

To ensure that all safeguarding and child protection matters are dealt with in line with policies and procedures and statutory requirements.

To communicate with parents/carers to ensure partnership working progresses and regular purposeful reviews take place.

To be able to work flexibly and creatively.

To contribute to outreach work within the North East Essex Schools to work both with pupils and model practice to staff where appropriate;

To contribute to assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluations.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you:

Have NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support or equivalent qualification or experience;

Are able to make a proactive contribution to the work of a team supporting children, their families and carers;

Are able to participate in assessing the progress and performance and recommend appropriate strategies to support development;

Are able to establish rapport and build respectful and trusting relationships with children, their families and carers and other adults

Why work for The Sigma Trust?

We can offer you:

A competitive salary

Robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish

Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits including: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Eyecare scheme and Cycle To Work scheme

Additional Information:

This post is offered on a 39 week contract (plus 5 non pupil days) during term time only.

For additional information about The Sigma Trust, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

We welcome applications from both teaching and educational support staff

To Apply

To apply for this post, please complete an application form, available from The Sigma Trust/this website and return it to recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk . Please read the Notes for Applicants document attached.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 20th February 2026.

Interviews Scheduled for: Thursday 26th February and Friday 27th February 2026.

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 the following 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 will not be accepted for this application.

About The Sigma Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-sigma-trust

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