Vacancy Reference
JOB002560
Job Title
Assistant Headteacher (Head of Site - Chamberlain)
Job Start Date
6 January 2025
Salary Range
L13 to L17
Hours Per Week
32.5
School Address
Uffculme School
Chamberlain House
Yew Tree Road
Moseley And Kings Heath
Birmingham
B13 8QQ
Telephone number: 0121 464 9634
Contact Email
hr@uffculme.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
10 December 2024, midday
Job Information

Uffculme School has a vacancy for the role of Assistant Headteacher to lead on our Chamberlain site. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of improving educational provision and outcomes for young people with special educational needs, with significant experience at a middle or senior leadership level of leading on raising standards in pupil outcomes. Reporting to the Deputy Headteacher, this role will focus on the needs of our students at our secondary site.

We require a candidate who has:

  • significant experience of working in a special school at a leadership level
  • experience of the wide range of profiles and needs of Autistic children and young people
  • a proven ability of developing staff
  • a strong belief that pupils who have severe learning difficulties and multiple learning difficulties can achieve
  • the enthusiasm and commitment to always look for ways to improve their own professional practice
  • knowledge and experience of leading and embedding consistent good practice in all areas of safeguarding and health & safety compliance, behaviour and attendance
  • a positive attitude and a commitment to remain positive especially in difficult situations
  • excellent communication skills with the ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues

How to Apply

If, having read the job description and person specification, you wish to apply for the role, please visit  our website  to complete the online application form.

Applicants for the role are advised to ensure they are fully familiar with the requirements of the role when applying, to fully complete the application form and ensure that they are in a position to provide all required supporting documentation and evidence. Your application must contain clear contact details for referees and that you are able to provide evidence of your qualifications. CVs are not accepted in lieu of a fully completed application form.

 Interviews will be held on 10 December 2024.

The school is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees.

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.