Head of Centre - Sandwell Community School

Sandwell Community School (SIPS); West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell Community School in West Bromwich is seeking a Head of Centre for our Tividale Campus to lead educational provision across an Alternative Provision multi-site setting. The role focuses on strategic leadership, safeguarding, and ensuring high standards of teaching and student wellbeing.

The successful applicant will work within a supportive, outcomes‑driven culture with a commitment to inclusion, workload management, and ongoing professional development; hours are 37 per week, term time

Job description

Sandwell Community School is recruiting for a Head of Centre for our Tividale Campus. We are an Alternative Provision multi-site school serving the Sandwell area. We believe every child, irrelevant of their background or starting point are entitled to a world class education in the best that has been thought, said and made and that they should be equipped for joining the great conversations of human kind.

Shaping the future & living truthful and rewarding, meaningful lives. We are ambitious for our staff as well as our students including well being and career progression. We believe that the key to staff well being is sensible workload and a positive, professional culture and we place these at the heart of everything we do.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Hours

37 hours per week, Term time plus 3 weeks

Grade

Grade G, SCP 32-37 (£44,253-£49,817 p.a.) - Actual Salary £41,699 - £47,900 p.a

Location

Sandwell Community School, Westminster Road, West Bromwich B71 2JN

Closing Date

21st October 2026 at 9am

Interviews

TBC