Deputy Headteacher Leadership Opportunity in Therapeutic School Setting

2 weeks ago


Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom LONG-TERM TEACHERS LIMITED Full time

About the Role

This is a fantastic senior leadership opportunity for an experienced deputy headteacher to join a specialist school that provides a high-quality, therapeutic approach. The school supports both boys and girls from ages 7 to 17, all of which have SEMH and SEND.

The work is both varied and challenging, and as a trauma and attachment-informed organisation, all staff are provided with extensive therapeutic training and support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support decision making and problem solving
  • Work closely with a team of school leaders in similar settings across the region and the country, alongside a specialist Regional SENCO
  • Liaise with agencies to help with recruitment and supply requirements
  • This role is 50% (0.5) FTE Teaching and 50% (0.5) Leadership Responsibilities

Requirements

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  • A proven record of good or outstanding teaching practice
  • An excellent, efficient and emotionally intelligent communicator
  • The ability/willing to teach a subject specialism to GCSE or equivalent vocational level
  • A strong desire to work inclusively within an emotionally literate environment, supporting children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
  • Experience of crisis-management/managing challenging behaviours and working with children with SEMH difficulties
  • Proven experience of implementing a creative and academically engaging curriculum which meets the needs of individual pupils, whilst maintaining high standards of education
  • Experience of effective working with hard-to-reach or disengaged families

Benefits and Rewards

  • Staff laptop and mobile phone
  • Competitive salary
  • Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
  • Small class sizes with specialist TA support
  • The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams
  • Enhanced occupational sickness scheme
  • Flexible pension
  • Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision
  • Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers, money off eating-out and takeaways

About Long Term Teachers Limited

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. Our aim is to create a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.



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