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Job Title:           Deputy Headteacher  

Location:           New Options School, Papworth, Cambridgeshire

Salary:               Up to £55,000 per annum

Hours:               40 hours per week; Monday - Friday 

Contract:           Permanent

Are you a Deputy Head Teacher committed to improving the lives of children and young people?  We are looking for an experienced Deputy Head Teacher to join our fantastic team at New Options School in Cambidgeshire

Job Purpose

To provide a high-quality education service for our students in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices and the standards set by the Regulatory Body. To work with the Head Teacher, leadership team and other stakeholders to secure high standards throughout the school.

Key Task Areas and Responsibilities

• To comply with good safeguarding procedures and principles as detailed by the local safeguarding board
• To participate in the process of assessment of referrals
• To act as overall curriculum coordinator and manager across the school
• To act as the lead teacher for the positive support of behaviour that may challenge
• To work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team which encompasses education, residential care and the clinical team
• To monitor progress and targets to ensure that each individual student can achieve planned outcomes

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience of teaching children and young people with Autistic spectrum condition and/or challenging behaviours
• Relevant experience of teaching children and young people with complex needs
• Experience of managing staff 
• Managing budgets effectively and ensuring cost efficiency
• Degree and QTS

About us

Our New Options School is located in the picturesque village in Cambridgeshire. It is within close proximity to Huntingdon and Cambridge. Running through it's centre is Ermine Street where the school is located on the Roman highway that for centuries servied as a major artery from London to York.  Our new specialist school will cater for young people with complex communication needs, autism and associated learning and motional needs and has the capacity for c35 students. 

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

Job ID: 192515