Assistant Headteacher

Ref: SCH-PAT-0050

Establishment: Orchard Head Junior, Infant and Nursery School Location: Pontefract Salary: 45343.00 - 50151.00 Department: Senior Leadership Team Job Type: Full Time

Closing Date: 02/03/2022 10:00 Interview Date: 17/03/2022 Start Date: 01/09/2022

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 32.50 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: L4 - L8

The Role

Post ref: SCH-PAT-0050

Required for September 2022

Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross phase Multi Academy Trust comprising of eight schools, six primaries and two 11 - 16 secondary schools. The Trust is a medium sized family of schools all located within a tight geographic hub within Pontefract. Pupils are drawn from the local community that includes a mix of different catchment areas.

We are seeking to recruit an Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching, Learning and Assessment to Orchard Head Junior, Infant and Nursery School. The successful candidate will either be an experienced leader, or someone who has the appropriate skills and ambition to take the next step into leadership.

In this role you will have the ability to make a positive impact upon the learning and progress of pupils across the whole school, as well as making a positive contribution to the school community.

Our teachers and leaders are passionate about teaching and learning, and the successful candidate will share our rigorously high expectations for the academic, social and personal development of every pupil in our Trust. We can offer a fantastic working environment, leadership coaching to develop and enhance your skills in leading learning, and extensive CPD opportunities.

This is a very exciting time to join our Trust, with development opportunities available for the right candidate through effective and rewarding collaborative working. The Trust’s leadership team are committed to ensuring this school becomes an outstanding school, and while there are lots of strengths at the school, there are plenty of opportunities for someone to be accountable for significant impact in their area of responsibility.

If you are ambitious and excited by learning, please contact us for further information or to arrange a visit at 01977 723495.

To apply for this role please visit our website at www.pontefractacademiestrust.org.uk/vacancies and submit an online application before the closing date of 02^nd March 2022 at 10:00am.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone. Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and any satisfactory pre-employment checks. Shortlisted applicants will also be asked to provide criminal conviction information.

Qualifications

Qualification Title	Grade
Qualified Teacher Status		Essential
Degree in a relevant subject	Pass	Essential

Skills

Qualifications
Qualified to teach and work in the UK	Essential
Educated to degree level/PGCE or equivalent qualifications	Essential
Personal Qualities
Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils	Essential
Desire to become a Deputy Headteacher/Headteacher and willingness to be reflective and undertake development opportunities	Desirable
Leading the Learning
Have experience of leading and evaluating INSET which impacts on standards	Desirable
Ability to offer teaching to demonstration level and through other coaching opportunities to be able to improve the teaching of others	Desirable
Understand what outstanding inclusive teaching practice looks like, and how to diagnose and implement effective strategies to raise learning standards	Essential
Vision and Strategy
Use of data to inform and diagnose weaknesses that need addressing	Essential
Strong organisational skills and the ability to delegate	Essential
Clear understanding of the strategies to establish consistently high standards of behaviour and commitment to relentlessly instilling these strategies	Essential
Understands how to set high aspirations and effective strategies for the school	Essential
Vision aligned with the Trust's high aspirations and high expectations of self and others	Essential
Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils	Essential
Genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student	Essential
Ability to take personal responsibility for own actions	Essential
Strong inter-personal, written and oral communication skills	Essential
Ability to develop the leadership skills of others	Essential
Ability to lead, coach and motivate staff within a performance management framework, including professional development and effective management of underperformance	Essential
Effective management style that encourages participation, innovation and confidence	Essential
Resilience and motivation to lead the school through day-to-day challenges while maintaining a clear strategic vision and direction	Essential
Skilfully manage and maintain effective working relationships with parents and other stakeholders	Essential
Experience/Knowledge
Experience of having improved and sustained an effective behaviour management policy	Desirable
Experience of having led, or significantly contributed to, the success of a school through its leadership, ethos, teaching and learning and results	Essential
Experience of having work successfully in at least one school in an urban setting, teaching students from backgrounds of socio-economic disadvantage	Desirable
Experience of prior successful leadership at a middle or senior level	Essential