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Head of Centre, Discovery House
| Posting date: | 10 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6HL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2ecf9e12-3bbf-493f-92f7-fad55e1dda1e-1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a compassionate, visionary and experienced leader to take on the exciting role of Head of Centre at Discovery House. As Head of Centre, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the site, driving high-quality teaching and learning, embedding a nurturing culture, and ensuring exceptional outcomes for every student.
Experience of working with pupils with SEN is essential. It is imperative that you have high expectations, a sense of humour, a love of challenge and a determination to make a difference to the lives of our fantastic children.
Key Responsibilities:
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Dysart satellite provision
• To be responsible for ensuring that the vision and ethos at the satellite provision is aligned with the vision and ethos of Dysart school and of OHCAT
• To play a full and active role in supporting and promoting every aspect of the life of the satellite provision as well as the wider school, having due regard to the school’s aims, objectives and schemes of work, and school policies
• To accept the collective responsibility of the SLT and respect its confidentiality as required
• To keep abreast of developments within education and the special sector at local, national and international level
Key Requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status (or QTS anticipated or GTP place secured)
• Additional qualification and/or training in relevant fields of SEN
• Recent experience of (minimum of 3 years) teaching pupils with special educational needs within a school setting.
Recent leadership experience (minimum of 2 years)
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Employee referral scheme
• Membership to Discounts for Teachers
• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
• Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
• Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.
We are looking for a compassionate, visionary and experienced leader to take on the exciting role of Head of Centre at Discovery House. As Head of Centre, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the site, driving high-quality teaching and learning, embedding a nurturing culture, and ensuring exceptional outcomes for every student.
Experience of working with pupils with SEN is essential. It is imperative that you have high expectations, a sense of humour, a love of challenge and a determination to make a difference to the lives of our fantastic children.
Key Responsibilities:
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Dysart satellite provision
• To be responsible for ensuring that the vision and ethos at the satellite provision is aligned with the vision and ethos of Dysart school and of OHCAT
• To play a full and active role in supporting and promoting every aspect of the life of the satellite provision as well as the wider school, having due regard to the school’s aims, objectives and schemes of work, and school policies
• To accept the collective responsibility of the SLT and respect its confidentiality as required
• To keep abreast of developments within education and the special sector at local, national and international level
Key Requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status (or QTS anticipated or GTP place secured)
• Additional qualification and/or training in relevant fields of SEN
• Recent experience of (minimum of 3 years) teaching pupils with special educational needs within a school setting.
Recent leadership experience (minimum of 2 years)
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Employee referral scheme
• Membership to Discounts for Teachers
• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
• Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
• Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.