Executive Headteacher

Compass Community; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A national educational organization in Leigh on Sea seeks an Executive Headteacher to lead schools toward excellence. Ideal candidates will have QTS, experience with vulnerable pupils, and a passion for education. This role offers a competitive salary with potential bonuses, training opportunities, and a commitment to safeguarding children.

Benefits

Base salary of £69,700 per annum

Bonus for KPIs up to £18,000 per annum

Staff laptop and mobile phone

Internal leadership pay spine

Training and professional qualifications

Small class sizes with support

Enhanced occupational sickness scheme

Flexible pension

Access to wellbeing services and discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with proven record in teaching.
• Experience working with children with SEMH & SEND.
• Ability to manage challenging behavior.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and support schools for excellence.
• Lead teams to provide opportunities to pupils.
• Collaborate with professionals for child-centred practice.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Experience with SEMH & SEND

Crisis management skills

Ability to teach Maths and/or English to GCSE

Curriculum design experience

Passion for engaging with school life

Job description

Overview

The Executive Headteacher will play a central role in driving continual improvement by inspiring and supporting their schools to be excellent learning environments. You will need to be passionate about supporting pupils to be the best that they can be and highly aspirational. You will lead your teams to provide all opportunities possible to enable vulnerable and complex pupils to gain qualifications and become successful adults. The successfully appointed Executive Headteacher will be supported by a wider community of highly dedicated professionals and the central leadership team whose practice is always child-centred. The role will report to the Director team.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and support schools to become excellent learning environments.
• Lead teams to provide opportunities for vulnerable and complex pupils to gain qualifications and become successful adults.
• Collaborate with a wider community of dedicated professionals and the central leadership team to maintain child-centred practice.
• Report to the Director team and contribute to strategic leadership and school improvement.

Ideal Candidate / Qualifications

• Have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with a proven record of good or outstanding teaching practice.
• Have experience working with children with SEMH & SEND, with an understanding of crisis-management, managing behaviour that challenges and supporting children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
• Be able and willing to teach Maths and/or English to GCSE level, with additional experience in delivering vocational BTEC, Functional Skills or ELC courses.
• Have experience in designing and delivering creative and academically engaging curriculums, with excellent management skills and the ability to work with various professional networks.
• Be driven to engage in all aspects of school life, with the passion and resilience to make a difference to the lives of their pupils.

Benefits And Rewards

• Base salary of £69,700 per annum + bonus for KPIs and Key Deliverables: Up to £18,000 per annum.
• Staff laptop and mobile phone.
• Compass Community Schools have an internal leadership pay spine which is competitive with Leadership Scales DoE. Significant Bonuses are available for meeting KPIs and Key Deliverables.
• Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities.
• Small class sizes with specialist TA support.
• The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams.
• Enhanced occupational sickness scheme.
• Flexible pension.
• Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision.
• Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers, money off eating-out and takeaways.

We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates.

Safeguarding

Compass Community Schools are highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau) and undergo due diligence checks on social media use. All school-based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times. Compass is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.