Assistant Headteacher

JR United Kingdom; Bradford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Assistant Headteacher to join a brand new school focused on supporting students with complex needs. This role offers the chance to shape the school's ethos and culture, while delivering authentic leadership to a multidisciplinary team. You'll be responsible for maximizing student achievement and ensuring a strong safeguarding culture. With a commitment to wellbeing and a 4-Day Working Week trial, this is a unique opportunity to make a significant positive impact on the lives of young learners. Join us in creating incredible futures for our students!

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Mental Health Support Services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Paid Fertility Treatment Support

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with Qualified Teacher Status.
• Experienced in an SEN environment and enjoys leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Support Headteacher in school management and delivering educational needs.
• Establish school aims and objectives while ensuring high quality and compliance.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Experience in SEN Environment

Educational Management

Safeguarding Knowledge

Education

Degree Level Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

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 work/life 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

Assistant Headteacher

Location

New Options Autism School - Bradford Beacon School, Rooley Lane, Bradford, BD5 8LJ

Salary

Up to £45,000 per annum dependent on experience (not pro rata)

Hours

40 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday

Contract

Permanent, Term Time only

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Are you an Assistant Headteacher looking to develop in a position that you can truly make a difference? This is an amazing opportunity to join our brand new school and be part of something truly special. We’re looking for passionate individuals who are eager to help shape its ethos and culture from the ground up.

About the Role

As Assistant Headteacher, you will support our Headteacher in school management, delivering our pupils' educational needs, maximising student achievement, and their ability to develop.

This is a great opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher who is looking for the chance to bring innovation and creativity to inspire learning in an SEN environment for pupils with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure and you will be the custodian of our strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.

In partnership with our Headteacher, you will deliver clear, authentic leadership to our multidisciplinary team, establishing school aims and objectives, ensuring high levels of quality and compliance and working collaboratively to develop appropriate, individualised programmes of learning for our students.

When it comes to looking after our pupils, we never settle for second best. We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher with the experience, leadership skills and vision to build incredible futures by empowering students in the UK, to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Educated to degree level or equivalent with Qualified Teacher Status, you will be experienced in an SEN environment, enjoy leading a team, and be genuinely motivated by helping every student to reach their potential.

About Us

Our New Options Autism School – Bradford Beacon School is proposed to open September 2025 and will cater for 37 pupils aged 4 - 11 years with a variety of complex needs including ASC.

For over 16 years, Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. 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.

Why Join Options Autism?

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
• 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.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*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. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.