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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 April 2025

Job details

Job role

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  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): 36.5 hours per week, all year round.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Full-Year Salary (Grade 4) £ £33,366 to £40,476 p.a.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you for your interest in this post. We are seeking an experienced HR professional to join our

central federated team who can provide cohesive, efficient and effective HR support, advice and

guidance across the full range of HR activities.

The role requires a highly motivated individual with the ability to blend warmth and support for

colleagues at all stages in their employee journey alongside delivering a high quality, business

focussed HR service which enables the Federation to meet its core HR responsibilities and strategic

HR objectives.

The Federation consists of three educational SEN settings;

Cherry Oak School is a Primary Special School for pupils with cognition and communication

difficulties who have a diverse range of specialist learning needs.

Victoria School caters for pupils aged from 2 – 19 years. All of our pupils have a physical

disability and a variety of learning difficulties, sensory impairments and complex medical

needs.

Victoria College is a 19-25 provision for students with significant complex needs including a

combination of physical, sensory, learning and medical difficulties.

As this is a federated post applicant should be aware that some travel between sites is necessary;

own transport is preferable but not essential.

Informal visits are encouraged please contact Pauline McKenna (Director of Support Services) on

telephone number 0121 477 0274 to arrange a suitable time/date.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Assistance Program available to employees.

Flexible working opportunities

Permanent full time (other working patterns can be considered) – 36.5 hours per week

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@victoria.bham.sch.uk

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About Victoria School

School type
Special school, ages 2 to 19
School size
223 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0121 477 0274

The Federation comprises two special schools and one 19-25 specialist College in Birmingham. The schools are LA maintained, whilst the College is an Independent Specialist Provider, with its own Board of Trustees. The College is in a soft Federation with the two schools.

Victoria School
Victoria School is an all age 2-19 special school based in Northfield; supporting pupils with cognition and learning needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), physical disabilities and complex medical health and learning needs. We cater for 228 pupils and are extremely proud of our provision and whole school community.

Victoria College
Victoria College is based on the same site in Northfield. We support young people with PMLD and complex medical and health needs. The college opened in 2013 and we have 31 learners on roll.

Cherry Oak School
Cherry Oak is a Primary Special School for children aged 4-11 years and is based in Selly Oak. There are currently 112 pupils on roll. Our pupils have Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties and/or Cognition and Learning Difficulties. Approximately half of our pupils are diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum.

The Federation’s vision is to ‘inspire and empower students through collaborative working and to promote their holistic development.” Our values statement is “We R.I.S.E Together – Respect, Inspire, Support, Empower”.

The Board of Governors is seeking to appoint an inspirational Assistant Headteacher to join our committed staff team and to work in collaboration with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.

We are rightly proud of our Federation and each setting. We’re looking for the right person to lead a vibrant, highly committed and caring community where children are at the very heart of all that we do. Our recent Ofsted inspection (June 2024) found that:
• “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils. Pupils rise to these expectations and achieve well.”
• “Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive. Pupils’ individual needs, such as behavioural, communication, physical and sensory needs, are supported exceptionally well.”
• “The school has designed a highly ambitious curriculum for all pupils. At the heart of this curriculum, is a focus on supporting pupils’ communication, independence and physical needs.”
• “Behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary. Staff know the needs of individual pupils and learning environments are purposefully designed to support pupils’ behaviour and sensory needs.”

Our students have told us the following:
• “I've been here for a long time and the school has helped me be more independent, help others and develop my confidence.”
• “The staff are very friendly and help you an awful lot to learn. I would recommend it for anyone with special needs.”
• “We help each other to get a better education through lots of different activities.”

Arranging a visit to Victoria School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@victoria.bham.sch.uk.

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