_**At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you
happy!**_
**How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?**
**Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so
we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s worklife balance.
We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could
be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**
**4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of
staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time
to join us #teamOFG!**
**Job Title: Deputy Headteacher**
**Location: Park School, Chipping Norton**
**Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum dependent on experience** _**(not pro-
rata)**_
**Hours: Monday to Friday**
**Contract: Permanent, Term-Time only**
**UK Applicants with UK QTS or equivalent only.**
If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is
committed to improving the lives of pupils and young people, we have the role
for you! We’re looking for a Deputy Headteacher to join and lead our team at
Park School.
**About the School**
Park School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged
from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional and
mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful
outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of
education and life.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing
aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them
to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our
students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider
community in which they live.
We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a
rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the
UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable
pupils and young people. 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.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
**About the Role**
The Deputy Headteacher will exercise strategic and operational leadership to
ensure the full development of our vision for the Service. They will take full
responsibility for the operational and financial performance of the service
with the support of the Board and key Senior Leaders.
The successful candidate will utilise their personal expertise, experience and
contacts to ensure development and implementation of the strategy. The post
holder will ensure appropriate standards are maintained in the educational
programmes. This will be achieved by working collaboratively with senior
professional colleagues to ensure services are structured, staffed, trained
and operated to deliver high quality, individually tailored programmes to meet
the needs of each young person.
**Who we are looking for**
We are looking for someone who has had extensive and successful experience as
a senior leader within a student environment, preferably within an Educational
setting. This must include experience within the specialist area of working
with pupils with SEMH andor challenging behaviour. You should have a positive
work ethic and be able to work effectively to produce an effective leadership
team.
You should have an extensive knowledge surrounding safeguarding of students,
as you will be ensuring that Senior Leaders are implementing safeguarding
correctly. We want someone who places a focus on the positive outcomes of our
young people and adults and takes responsibility for helping improve the lives
of our pupils.
**Essential Criteria**
* Experience of teaching pupils in either mainstream or special educational needs schools.
* Qualified Teacher Status or Equivalent.
* Willingness to extend personal and professional development.
* Experience of Estyn Ofsted procedures inspections
* Experience of managing staff
* Managing budgets effectively and ensuring cost efficiency
* Driving licence
**Why join Acorn Education?**
**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 contribution
“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:**
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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 pupils and
young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and
successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
_***You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you
more time to do the things that make you happy.**_
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