Assistant Headteacher & Social Care Safeguarding Focus

KPI EDUCATION; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization is seeking an experienced Assistant Headteacher to work remotely, focusing on social care and safeguarding across multiple schools. This non-teaching, strategic role requires a strong background in social work to influence and advise on key practices that support vulnerable pupils and families. Candidates will lead safeguarding processes, support multi-agency collaboration, and contribute to policy development while enjoying flexible, fully remote working conditions.

Benefits

Fully remote working

Senior leadership influence without teaching responsibilities

Opportunity to impact multiple schools

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with children's social care and safeguarding.
• Comfortable advising senior leaders on child protection policies.
• Ability to advise on SEND and SEMH strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advise on safeguarding and child protection processes.
• Support schools with multi-agency working and external professionals.
• Contribute to policy development and audits.
• Provide guidance on complex cases involving vulnerability.

Skills

Strong social work background

Understanding of safeguarding legislation

Experience with vulnerable children and families

Confident communication skills

Ability to work remotely and autonomously

Education

Qualified and experienced Social Worker

Job description

Assistant Headteacher (Remote) – Social Care & Safeguarding Focus
Remote | Full-time | Permanent
Senior Leadership Salary (DOE)
QTS NOT required

Are you an experienced social worker ready to influence education at a senior leadership level?
Want to work strategically with schools while remaining fully remote?
Looking for a leadership role where safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusion are the priority?

We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher (Remote) to work across a network of schools, supporting leadership teams with social care, safeguarding, inclusion and multi-agency practice. This is a non-teaching, non-QTS role, designed specifically for professionals with a strong social work background who want to apply their expertise at senior leadership level within education.

This role is ideal for candidates with experience in children’s social care, safeguarding leadership, SEND, SEMH, early help or looked-after children services, who are confident operating at a strategic level and influencing whole-school practice.

The Role

As Remote Assistant Headteacher, you will work closely with Headteachers and SLT to strengthen systems that support vulnerable pupils and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and advising on safeguarding, child protection and social care processes

• Supporting schools with multi-agency working, including LAs, CAMHS and external professionals

• Advising on SEND, SEMH and inclusion strategies

• Supporting staff with behaviour, trauma-informed practice and wellbeing frameworks

• Contributing to policy development, audits and inspection readiness

• Providing guidance on complex cases involving vulnerability, risk or family need

• Supporting leadership decision-making without classroom teaching responsibility

Person Specification

• Qualified and experienced Social Worker (or equivalent senior social care professional)

• Strong understanding of safeguarding legislation and statutory frameworks

• Experience working with vulnerable children, families and external agencies

• Confident communicator able to advise senior leaders

• Comfortable working remotely and autonomously

What’s on Offer

• Fully remote working

• Senior leadership-level influence without teaching responsibilities

• Opportunity to impact multiple schools and communities

• A role focused on care, strategy and safeguarding rather than classroom delivery

If you’re ready to bring social care expertise into senior educational leadership, we want to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a detailed cover letter to Ryan at KPI Education.
Shortlisting and interviews will take place immediately.