Top Job Recruitment is currently looking for a Head of School to run a school for 18 pupils aged 11-17 in Little Clacton.

Our client is an independent specialist school providing high-quality therapeutic and child-centred education to children from a range of backgrounds. All the pupils attending the school have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH) and many also have other special education needs such as autism and ADHD. Many of the pupils have suffered significant trauma and adverse childhood experiences.

Our client’s ethos is-

A passion to include everyone.
A desire to treat everyone equally.
An ability to respect difference and diversity.
To celebrate all achievements.
A commitment to healthy, open and respectful relationships.
A deep sense of purpose that things can change and be transformed for the better.
A sense of perseverance to keep going for as long as it takes.
An acceptance that failure is not the opposite of success, it is a part of success.

Roles and Responsibilities: -

• Provide guidance to staff to ensure the best possible education is being given.
• Ensure the safety and safeguarding of all pupils.
• Assessing and supporting staff.
• Working with external advisors, other school leaders and a specialist regional SENCO.
• Build positive relationships with your team of Teachers, Teaching Assistants and Students.
• Plan trips, visitors and activities outside of the classroom to keep the children engaged.

A successful can will have: -

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• A proven record for outstanding teaching practice.
• The ability/ willingness to teach Maths and/or English to a GCSE level.
• Supporting children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
• Manage challenging behaviour and work with Children with SEMH difficulties.
• Have a non-judgemental approach to behaviour management.
• Experience or willingness to deliver vocational subjects such as BTEC, Functional Skills or ELC.
• A passion for making a difference to the education and lives of young people within the school.

What’s in it for you? :-

• Being a part of a progressive and forward-thinking organisation, which puts children first.
• A responsive, flexible, and highly specialised SLT
• Competitive salary
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for development and salary increase
• Extensive and meaningful induction
• Staff laptop and mobile phone
• Subject knowledge enhancement opportunities
• Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
• Full school holidays
• Small class sizes with specialist TA support
• The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams
• Enhanced occupational sickness scheme
• Flexible pension
• Specialist, approachable and responsive SLT
• Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision
• Employee benefit service with access to well-being services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers, money off eating out and takeaways

If this sounds like your next role apply today!