Assistant Headteacher


Category: | Reference: ITEACH-63928
Location: UK

Assistant Headteacher

Are you an inspiring leader keen to make a lasting impact to a Specialist Provision, with a desire to make a positive difference as well as strong skills in management?

Are you committed to equipping young minds with essential life skills to navigate both academic and personal barriers?

Perhaps you are adept in strategic leadership, seeking a role wherein to cast forward an emerging powerhouse in youth rehabilitation?

This Chesterfield-based provision, rapidly expanding and increasing in pupil capacity, are seeking for their new site an Assistant Headteacher, to collaborate alongside the Head, and quickly prove an integral asset in driving the school’s mission to redirect the energies of disaffected students, reintegrating them into education, and, by extension, society.

Assistant Headteacher – Pre-Requisites

  • Must drive, and hold a full UK Driving License
  • Must possess a Business Insurance, or be willing to acquire one
  • Proven record of successfully leading at an institute of education
  • Patience and a nurturing attitude, paired with a disposition which commands respect and authority
  • Strong skills in management

Assistant Headteacher – The School:

  • Specialist Provision in Chesterfield, across all Key Stages
  • Catering to students having been, or at serious risk of being, excluded from mainstream education, many with Special Educational Needs, diagnosed or otherwise
  • Comprehensive curriculum tailored to address academic, emotional, and behavioural needs
  • Strong emphasis on building resilience, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills
  • Multi-disciplinary team approach involving educators, therapists, and support staff

Assistant Headteacher – The Role:

  • Permanent, full-time role as an Assistant Headteacher
  • Annual salary ranging from £52,000 to £58,000 + TLR (varying)
  • Collaborating with the Headteacher to forge various plans whereby to direct the school and student body into the direction intended
  • To address the diverse and intricate needs of disengaged pupils, aiming to reintegrate them into education
  • May include teaching in the event of staff absence
  • Travel to all academy sites within Chesterfield, and pupil’s home on occasion, may be expected, with mileage expected to be claimed from the nominated base
  • To promote the ethos of the wider Trust, working closely with proprietors, and a proactive, supportive Governing Board
  • Creating a safe and supportive learning environment, devoid of stigma or negativity
  • Managing and positively reinforcing student behaviour when necessary

Are you a strategic leader, seeking a meaningful project to help direct?

If so, send your CV to Jack at i-teachers, to apply now for the role of Assistant Headteacher.

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER – CHESTERFIELD

Posted On: 17/05/2024
Recruiter: i-teachers

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