Secondary Lead

**Full Job Description**:
**How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?**

**Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**

**If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG**

**Salary: £44,000 per annum**

**Location: Shifnal School, Shifnal, Shropshire**

**Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday**

**Contract: Permanent; Term Time**

Are you committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

**About you**

To provide a high-quality education service for our students in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices and the standards set by the Regulatory Body. To work with the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, leadership team and other stakeholders to secure high standards throughout the school.

**Key Task Areas and Responsibilities**
- To be responsible for progress and support of our secondary students
- To be responsible for a specific curriculum and pastoral responsibility, as required to fulfil the school development plan and that supports teaching and learning
- To carry out teaching duties in accordance with the school’s schemes of work and National Curriculum
- To meet in full the Professional Standards for Teachers
- To model and promote good practice in teaching and learning
- To contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan
- To monitor progress and targets to ensure that each individual student is able to achieve planned outcomes
- To ensure that all relevant education policies and procedures are implemented in full
- To liaise with colleagues and line manage staff to deliver the units of work in a collaborative way
- To work with the Head Teacher and leadership team to ensure that all staff follow the schools policy for Planning, Assessment, Recording and Reporting
- To comply with good safeguarding procedures and principles as detailed by the local safeguarding board
- To work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team which encompasses education, residential care and the clinical team
- To maintain effective links with external colleagues, both within the Outcomes First Group and in other organisations
- To work positively with families, carers, all stakeholders, and others involved with the students
- To ensure that appropriate standards are maintained, especially in relation to education, care and clinical programme for students, in accordance with company policies
- To work collaboratively with the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and other leaders to secure high standards in all aspects of the life of the school

**About our School**

Hillcrest Shifnal School is undergoing an exciting project to grow our site and our current offer. This project will consist of a nurture space and vocational areas such as construction, catering and hair & beauty. This growth means we are looking to expand our staff team and we hope that we can find the perfect person to join the Hillcrest Shifnal team.

We are a small school on the outskirts of Shifnal with stunning grounds and rolling countryside surrounding us. Our staff are dedicated to delivering education in a therapeutic and trauma informed way.

As part of our new structure, we have an opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious Assistant Headteacher - Curriculum to join our school, working closely with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to effectively lead Hillcrest Shifnal School and deliver our vision, mission and strategic priorities.

We are part of the Outcomes First Group and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people to be happy and to make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning.

**Why join Acorn Education & Care?**

**Benefits**

**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**:

- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and