Deputy Head of Provision

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated educational provision in Tendring is seeking a Deputy Head of Provision to support children with social and emotional wellbeing needs. The role involves providing high-quality educational support and nurturing relationships, with a focus on safeguarding and child protection. Ideal candidates should possess NVQ Level 3 in learning support or equivalent, and be skilled in teamwork and proactive communication. Comprehensive benefits include a competitive salary, CPD training, and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Robust CPD training programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Scheme

Eyecare scheme

Cycle To Work scheme

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ Level 3 in learning support or equivalent qualification.
• Proven ability to build trusting relationships with children and families.
• Experience in assessing and recommending strategies for child development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality educational support for KS1/2 children.
• Enable children to make progress in their social and emotional development.
• Contribute to assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluations.
• Ensure safeguarding and child protection policies are followed.

Skills

Team collaboration

Building relationships

Proactive communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support

Job description

We are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified individual to become a Deputy Head of Provision for a Primary GROW to work with children with social and emotional wellbeing needs. The provision will be based in the GROW Centre in the grounds of Monkwick Junior School. GROW for primary aged children is now a well-established Partnership Provision across 3 quadrants in Essex. More information about GROW can be found at www.growessex.uk. GROW is a Partnership Provision based on Trauma Perceptive Practice through 6 Core Strengths. It will be aimed at students who are experiencing barriers to their learning under the SEMH umbrella. It will provide each child with a personalised curriculum for their individual needs. This will be monitored and reviewed carefully.

Responsibilities

• To support in providing high quality specialist educational support for KS1/2 children whose needs relate to social and emotional wellbeing.
• To support in enabling children to make demonstrable progress in their social and emotional development and with their learning, building on strengths and resources of the child.
• To develop, nurture and model positive adult and peer relationships in line GROW's values and expectations.
• To ensure that all safeguarding and child protection matters are dealt with in line with policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
• To communicate with parents/carers to ensure partnership working progresses and regular purposeful reviews take place.
• To be able to work flexibly and creatively.
• To contribute to outreach work within the North East Essex Schools to work both with pupils and model practice to staff where appropriate.
• To contribute to assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluations.

Qualifications

• Have NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Are able to make a proactive contribution to the work of a team supporting children, their families and carers.
• Are able to participate in assessing the progress and performance and recommend appropriate strategies to support development.
• Are able to establish rapport and build respectful and trusting relationships with children, their families and carers and other adults.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

Benefits

• A competitive salary.
• Robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish.
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships.
• Employee benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Eyecare scheme and Cycle To Work scheme.