Deputy Headteacher

Harwich and Dovercourt High School, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3TG

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  29 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 100% FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73,509- £81,070
• Pay scale: L19-L23

What skills and experience we're looking for

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Provide strong leadership in the absence of the Headteacher and Senior Deputy.

Collaborate with the Headteacher and leadership team to develop a vision that empowers

staff and students, fostering individuality and a strong school culture based on our ABCD values.

Lead the implementation of the school vision through agreed-upon leadership and management initiatives.

Maintain high levels of accountability with middle and senior leaders.

We're looking for you if you have:

Qualified teacher status in the UK

Successful teaching experience within the secondary sector

Demonstrable evidence of Senior Leadership experience

An enthusiastic leader, with the ability to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower teams and individuals to achieve high goals

What the school offers its staff

Why work for The Sigma Trust, Harwich and Dovercourt High School?

We can offer you:

A Competitive Salary

Robust school 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 include:

Excellent pension scheme

A Health Cash Plan

Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings

Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care plan

Annual free flu vaccination

Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms

Discounted cinema tickets

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Notes for Applicants March 2022.pdf - 73.9 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description and Person Specification Deputy Headteacher.pdf - 215 KB (opens in new tab)

About Harwich and Dovercourt High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1101 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Harwich and Dovercourt High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk
• Phone number: 01255750913
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harwich-and-dovercourt-high-school-harwich (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Harwich and Dovercourt High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk.

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