Head of Care

Coombe House School; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Beckmead Trust in Chelmsford seeks an outstanding and energetic Head of Care for our new purpose-built school. The role requires enthusiasm and commitment to children with complex behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, including those with residential provision for fifteen pupils.

The Beckmead Trust schools emphasise nurturing, inclusive environments with high expectations for pupils, challenging and supporting their progress across academic, physical, social and emotional domains.

Qualifications

• Experience with children with complex behavioural, social and emotional difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Head of Care for a new purpose-built school in Chelmsford.
• Oversee safeguarding and welfare of pupils with SEMH and associated needs.
• Lead care team to deliver high-quality pastoral support.

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and energetic Head of Care for our new purpose built school in Chelmsford.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, with an understanding of and commitment to children with complex behavioural, social and emotional difficulties.

Information about the School

Sir Geoff Hurst Academy is a special school offering a nurturing, inclusive environment for 65 pupils with SEMH and associated needs with residential provision for fifteen pupils. We have high expectations for each child to leave as a confident young adult who is well prepared for the future. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy is built on the site of the site where Rainsford High was located and where Sir Geoff attended school. A hero to many of us as the only man to score a hat-trick in a world cup final when England were victorious in 1966, our CEO was honoured to meet Sir Geoff in person to ask for permission to name the school after him.

The school which is located in central Chelmsford delivers great practice and informative teaching aimed at supporting the children and young people to access meaningful outcomes and life pathways.

The Beckmead Trust Schools; reflect a commitment to pupils' academic, physical, social, vocational and emotional progress. To give children an opportunity to flourish in all aspects of their lives the Trust believes in nurturing all members of the school community. We believe the environment needs to reflect this by being warm, purposeful and understandable.

The curriculum presents formal, informal and enriched opportunities for development and progress. This enables the children who graduate from Beckmead to become independent, connected members of the communities where they live and the workplaces that may employ them.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.

The Beckmead Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people so expect all staff and volunteers, as well as those who work on the premises, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance to include the ability to participate in Physical Intervention and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. We will also carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.

Key Role Information

Job type Full Time

Contract type Permanent

Closing 30/09/2026 16:59

Interview 1 July 2026

Contract term TTO - Term time only

Pay grade NJC Support Outer Fringe | NJC32 - NJC37