Deputy Headteacher

Position: Deputy Headteacher (FTC Maternity Cover)

Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Hours: 40 hours per week, term time

Salary Details: Up to £48,000 per annum

As Deputy Headteacher, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school, ensuring that our vision, values, and ethos are embedded in every aspect of school life. This is an opportunity to work closely with a dedicated team of staff, supportive families, and an engaged community to build on our successes and continue to serve our pupils with enthusiasm, commitment and compassion.

The school:

Cambian Great Dunmow School is an small independent specialist provision with 14 students or roll that provides relevant, positive and high-quality education experiences and support for your child. We cater for up to 20 children and young people aged 11 to 19 with ongoing social, emotional and mental health difficulties with associated complex needs.

Purpose of the role:

The role will include management of the school on a day-to-day basis and a teaching duty. A full understanding of the school behaviour policy is required, along with the ability to implement and model high standards of behaviour management. In addition to this, contribution to the self-evaluation process and strategic development of the school will be an integral part of the role ensuring professional standards are maintained at all times.

This Role Requires a Leader With:

• A strong track record of outstanding teaching and leadership.
• The ability to inspire and empower pupils and staff alike.
• A commitment to developing a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement.
• The skills to support the Headteacher in delivering strategic goals and raising standards across the school. As Deputy Headteacher, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school, ensuring that our vision, values, and ethos are embedded in every aspect of school life.

A successful candidate should have:

• Suitable education qualifications such as QTS, a teaching degree or degree and PGCE.
• A strong track record of outstanding teaching and leadership.

Why work for us:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to progress in your career.
• Training opportunities either face to face or online.
• Wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
• You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
• Supportive management and senior leads.
• We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK s biggest care providers.

Cambian is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.