Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.
The role:
As our new Deputy Head Teacher, your role will be to passionately and enthusiastically work closely alongside the Head teacher to deliver the school's strategic vision. You will also lead manage and deputise for the Headteacher on site and off site as and when required.
Key Duties:
To deputise and undertake overall responsibility for the school in the absence of the Head Teacher and on any other occasions where required.
To act as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) ensuring the school is compliant with all statutory responsibilities and that staff receive the appropriate training and supervision.
To lead Positive Relationship and Engagement support and personal development within the school to ensure a holistic, inclusive and safe environment and culture for all.
To take specific responsibility for whole school pastoral and personal development monitoring and interventions that generate measurable improvements.
To lead and support the pastoral team with attendance, family support and medicines in school ensuring staff carry out their organisational responsibilities in relation to this
To further the aims of the school and support the Head Teacher in ensuring the vision of the school is clear and well communicated.
To share with the Head Teacher a responsibility for providing quality assurance in all the school's activities.
To provide Head Teacher with an overview of major school issues using a range of evidence sources.
To contribute to the overall leadership and management of the school with specific responsibilities identified.
Successful candidate are likely to demonstrate the following:
Demonstrable experience within ideally a senior leadership position.
Experience of at least 5 years successful proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within the special needs environment.
Ideally to have prior experience of teaching students with complex needs (PMLD, MLD, SLD, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD)
Extensive knowledge and understanding of leading and managing positive behaviour on a whole school level.
Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding lead role and experience of being a Deputy or Designated Safeguarding lead.
Knowledge and understanding of Formal, Semi-formal and informal curriculum
Experience of leading and managing a diverse team of staff effectively
Experience of working with and developing links with the community.
Evidence of major whole school responsibilities and experience of turning policy into effective and successful practice.
Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school.
Experience of working with and involving school governors/trustees or executives
How to Apply:
To apply for this role, please complete and submit our online application form.
** Within Aurora we support teacher professional development by offering Upper Pay Scale both to teachers joining the company and through our internal professional development and performance management process.
To be offered a role on Upper Pay Scale we will expect you to:
provide evidence that you are already receiving an Upper Pay Scale salary.
Hold specific allocated responsibility, once you have completed your induction, that contributes to whole school improvement including the overall raising of standards in the school and demonstrate their ongoing commitment to their own CPD.
Details of the relevant area of responsibility will be discussed with you at interview and further when you join the company.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Meldreth Manor School - A Scope School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.