Assistant Head - Pastoral

Job details

Salary: £52,074 -£56,082

Grade: L5-L8

Contract type: Fixed Term 1 Year, Full time

Reporting to: Executive Headteacher, Heads of Centre

Closing date for applications: Monday 15th July 2024 at 9am

Interview Date: Friday 19th July 2024

Start Date: ASAP (Subject to pre-employment checks):

Assistant Head – Pastoral

Required for September 2024

The Governors wish to appoint a competent, enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational Assistant Headteacher to its Pupil Referral Service. If you can bring vision, creativity and expertise to the service, this job is for you.

This is a challenging but hugely rewarding post, engaging with our most vulnerable young people, their families and other agencies to help them develop and achieve. We are looking for an excellent communicator, with a strong team ethos to contribute towards our positive learning culture that promotes success and personal well-being. Our pupils know that there is always an adult who will listen to them and give them help if they have any worries. (OFSTED 2022)

The Assistant Head will support the Executive Headteacher and Deputy Headteachers in:

Communicating TPRS’ vision compellingly and supporting the Executive Headteacher’s strategic leadership

The day-to-day management of TPRS

Formulating the aims and objectives of TPRS

Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives

Managing staff and resources to that end

Monitoring progress towards the achievement of TPRS’ aims and objectives

Tameside Pupil Referral Service is a Key Stage 2-4 Provision, committed to the education of pupils permanently excluded from school, as well as others who have special educational and medical needs. The successful candidate will be joining a diverse and vibrant local authority committed to excellence and where support for our most vulnerable young people features prominently in our priorities.

The KS3 and KS4 facilities were purpose built in 2012 under the Building Schools for the Future programme and offer outstanding opportunities for further development.

The council is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The PRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosures.

Tameside Pupil Referral Service is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

For an informal discussion about this role. Please call Jane Bailey on 0161 214 8484 or email: j.bailey@tprs.tameside.sch.uk   

Application should be returned to the school: l.harris@tprs.tameside.sch.uk

To apply for this post, please return completed application forms by email to the School Business Manager l.harris@tprs.tameside.sch.uk

Tameside Pupil Referral Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations