Head of Centre Alternative Education Provision

3 weeks ago

Birkenhead, United Kingdom Wirral WRAP Full time

You will be a flexible but focused individual who ensures high standards, who can lead staff and who will embrace and drive organisational change.

You will have significant experience in safeguarding, understand SEND, and be able to react to any situation in a calm and calming manner. You will be open to learning and career development while managing relationships with key stakeholders.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Post title**: Head of Centre

**Reporting to**:Directors

**Salary/Pay range**:Starting at £28,000 per annum

**Contract type**: Permanent Full Time

**Hours of work**:Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks). 8.30am - 4.00pm

**Main purpose of the job**
- To maintain the shared values and standards of WRAP.
- Support the Directors in evaluation and maintaining quality standards.
- In line with WRAP’s expectations, uphold high standards and model and share best practice.
- To promote the strengths of WRAP in dealing with schools, students, parents and stakeholders..
- To maintain a purposeful, orderly, supportive and safe environment.
- To undertake flexibly any other reasonable requests made by the Directors, in line with the duties of the Head of Centre.

**Working with referring schools and outside agencies**
- Building and maintaining effective working relationships with partner schools, including attending relevant meetings.
- Induction of new students.
- Collecting and disseminating academic, pastoral and welfare information regarding students in order to facilitate smooth transition.
- Using in-house monitoring systems and maintain records of safeguarding, progress, behaviour and attendance for students and share reports regularly with stakeholders.

**Work with students, teaching staff and support staff**
- To work on a day-to-day basis in supporting teaching staff in dealing with pastoral, behavioural and academic issues arising with students.
- To lead, manage and support Directors in the development of the curriculum and the process of recruitment of new staff.
- To lead and manage behaviour support staff and direct to appropriate roles on a daily basis.
- To manage teaching staff, ensuring learning plans and requisition plans are adhered to.
- Signpost students to the appropriate levels of support inside and outside of WRAP, utilising a multi-agency approach.
- To take overall responsibility for teaching rooms and maintain fabrics of the rooms and report maintenance issues to Directors.
- Identify ways in which the achievements of students can be rewarded and celebrated.
- To oversee staff duties and manage the duty rota on a daily basis by directing staff to appropriate duty points.
- To have responsibility for students in monitoring and intervening when necessary, to improve their behaviour and attendance.
- To work with students to build their confidence and self-esteem.
- To build effective professional relationships with parents / carers as required, to resolve issues regarding student welfare and progress, including telephone calls and meeting with parents when appropriate.
- To ensure effective communication with members of staff on the work undertaken.

**Work with Directors**
- To have a clear and advanced knowledge of WRAP’s policies, practice and procedures when dealing with students, carers, staff and other agencies.
- To seek opportunities for career development and suggest CPD opportunities
- To display analytical and judgemental skills to interpret situations and find solutions when dealing with students, carers, staff, and other agencies.
- To exercise evidence of highly developed caring and advocacy skills when representing WRAP in contact with all stakeholders.
- To show evidence of excellent communication skills when exploring issues that may be complex or contentious to a range of audiences including students, carers, staff and other agencies.
- To show organisational skill when meeting deadlines and the demands of the role
- To be understanding of the emotional demands of stakeholders when engaging in conflict resolution
- To work with other agencies and prepare and contribute to child protection meetings and support programmes.
- To support the Directors in the administration of child protection documentation.
- To support the Directors in all other reasonable duties commensurate to the role.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you have an understanding of the Alternative Education Provision sector?

**Experience**:

- Education: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: WW23001

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