Position: Deputy Head Teacher / SENCO

Location: Bassaleg, Newport

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, term time

Salary Details: Up to £50,000 per annum

We are looking to appoint an inspirational, ambitious Deputy Head Teacher / SENCO to join our dedicated and enthusiastic team at Greenfields school. Are you passionate about making a difference at a senior level? Do you want to work in a forward-thinking school and be part of an innovative and successful Senior Leadership Team? Then we want to hear from you now.

Why work for us:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to progress in your career.
• Training opportunities either face to face or online.
• Wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
• You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
• Supportive management and senior leads.
• We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK`s biggest care providers.

The ideal candidate will:

• To deputise in the absence of our headteacher, as directed by the service.
• To review then lead and develop our whole school approach to health and wellbeing.
• To undertake role of Educational Visits Co-ordinator to ensure safe co-ordination and support before, during and after any of our off-site activities.
• To be available to take and receive calls for staff absences and lead staffing and timetable adjustments to ensure our school remains open for our learners.
• To support the headteacher with our Quality Assurance processes including learning walks, teaching and learning reviews and book looks.
• To support our colleagues, particularly our duty teachers, in ensuring learning sessions on and off-site run effectively.
• To oversee the co-ordination and completion of our processes relating to learners joining or leaving our school.
• To support the headteacher with creation, implementation and monitoring of the school development plan.
• To support the headteacher in signing off any incident/safeguarding logs.
• To set the school standards for professionalism by ensuring all teaching staff are working towards the Welsh Government standards for teaching and leadership and practice set by the EWC.
• To support the Vision & Values, Aims and Objectives of the school.
• To adhere to and evaluating policies for achieving these aims and objectives.
• To lead and manage staff and resources effectively.
• To organise cover and participate in covering lessons as required to support the day to day running of the school.
• To complete any other duties as reasonably expected of you by education line management.
• To lead staff in planning for IEP’s and PCP’s. Support staff in setting targets for pupils & monitoring progress.​
• Monitoring the implementation of policies and procedures.

Greenfields school:

Located in Bassaleg, Newport  supporting learners aged 9-16 with learning differences. The school is registered to provide education for up to 20 pupils, who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). We cater for a mix of residential and day placements.

CareTech is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. CareTech is an equal opportunities employer.

CareTech will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern