Head of Safeguarding, Admissions & Family Engagement (SAFE)
5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Ideally April 2025 or as soon as possible
Closing date
10 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- PS13 or Leadership Scale L17 to L20
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leadership professional to take on the newly formed role of Head of Safeguarding, Admissions and Family Engagement. The Senior Leadership team role includes being the Designated Safeguarding Lead, leadership around placement requests and tribunals, as well as overseeing the Family Engagement team. It is based at at Freemantles School for 280 4-19year old students with complex Autism based in Woking, Surrey.
Freemantles School also runs an Outreach and Training department with an excellent reputation. Freemantles was judged to be Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted at its last inspection in November 2023 .
Freemantles continues to expand. The school has recently opened a new Secondary & FE building and a temporary Satellite site at Ripley.
We are looking for an inspiring, motivated and engaging senior leader to share their skills and enhance the learning opportunities on offer for our students.
What the school offers its staff
We have a strong and supportive Senior Leadership Team and have a strong track in supporting staff wellbeing and work life balance.
We offer a dedicated, friendly, highly trained staff team; a comprehensive induction; extensive training packages and opportunities to further develop leadership and management skills.
This position is for a full time (36 hours per week), permanent contract, to start ideally April 2025 or as soon as possible. For a successful candidate holding QTS, we would be offering a contract remunerated under the Teachers' Pay & Conditions (to include Teachers’ Pension Scheme) with a salary on the Leadership Group Pay Range (L17 to L20), or for a successful candidate that does not hold QTS, a Surrey Support Staff contract (local government pension scheme) on Surrey Pay PS13. The Surrey Support Staff contract includes an annual leave entitlement of 26 days on appointment, increasing to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service.
We encourage prospective applicants to visit Freemantles. For more information and to book a visit, please contact the school office.
Freemantles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be essential. Please note that we will be undertaking online searches on shortlisted candidates, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
CV’s are not accepted. An application pack consisting of a job description, person specification and application form is available to download online.
Please submit your application form via eteach.
Closing Date: 9am, Tuesday 10th December 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 17th December 2024
Commitment to safeguarding
Freemantles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be essential. Please note that we will be undertaking online searches on shortlisted candidates, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Freemantles School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Freemantles School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitmentHR@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01483545680
Freemantles School is a Special school based in Mayford Green, Woking, providing education provision for children and young people with complex social communication needs and Autism. The pupils attending Freemantles are aged 4 to 19, with 9 pupils per class. We have been expanding over the past few years and currently have an exciting new Secondary and Further Education building project underway on the same site.
Arranging a visit to Freemantles School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitmentHR@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk.
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