Deputy Head along with teaching duties Full Time

Ipswich, Suffolk
Caretech

Position: Deputy Head along with teaching duties

Location: Newmarket, Suffolk

Hours: 40 hours per week, term time

Salary Details: £38,000 per annum

Cambian Dunbroch school is looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher with teaching duties (all subjects considered) to support the school in achieving its vision of providing sound education packages for all pupils. Our aim is to develop secure attachments that build confidence and promote independence across a broad and balanced curriculum that provides appropriate opportunities to meet the needs of each individual pupil.

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.

The ideal candidate will:

• Attend work punctually and reliability.
• Manage budgets effectively.
• Manage own time effectively including the flexibility to adapt to change.
• Experience of working in partnership with the Local Governing Body and Trustees.
• Experience of writing a SEF and SIP.
• Have a passion for working with young people and want to make a difference in people’s lives.
• Have knowledge of current curriculum developments and their implementation within the service-specific setting.
• Understanding of the principles of effective learning for children with SEND and the ability to promote a culture of learning throughout the school.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Teaching.
• Identifying and determining, in consultation with the Headteacher and Senior Management Team, the overall aims of the curriculum.
• Further develop, implement and review the schools ongoing system for self-evaluation and the continual improvement of standards.
• Manage, maintaining and developing educational resources.
• Supporting Headteacher within the school for advertising, short listing, interviewing and the appointment of education staff.
• Undertake the performance management and supervision of the education team, in conjunction with the Head of Education, ensuring that specific attention is paid to their training and developmental needs.
• Ensure via regular evaluation that the curriculum for each individual student is suitability broad and balanced and meets legal requirements.
• Actively contribute to the school quality systems procedures and also the School Improvement Plan.

Who we are:

Cambian Dunbroch School is an independent co-educational day school that caters to students who have ongoing complex Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties. The school typically caters for up to 22 students aged between 12-18 years of age with a wide range of educational background and needs.

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.