Job Description

Hamstel Infant School & Nursery, Hamstel Road,

Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 4PQ Tel: 01702 468461

Email: bursar@hamstel-inf.southend.sch.uk

Assistant Headteacher

Salary: Leadership Scale

Start Date 1^st September 2015

A fantastic opportunity to join a fantastic team at Hamstel Infant School and Nursery, a learning community that prides itself on being a child focused caring community. We are proud to be held in high esteem by our families and the local community and wish to share this valued position with the right candidate. We are an inclusive, nurturing school with excellent facilities for Outdoor Learning, an indoor swimming pool a Nurture Base and an Autistic Unit.

We are a five form entry school, judged 'Good' in our last Ofsted, with 104 children in our Nursery and due to recent expansion we have the opportunity to expand our leadership team. We have the opportunity to appoint a successful applicant to be responsible for the leadership, management and organisation at a strategic level. This will include the management of staff, resources and outcomes.

The main scope of the job:

To inspire high quality teaching and learning through the modelling of outstanding classroom practice

To contribute to the school's strategic development within the senior leadership team

To support the supervision of Year Group teaching and classroom support staff

To fulfil the role of Assistant Head teacher as set out in the current STP&C document

To deputise for the Deputy Headteacher as necessary

Be proactive in 'bringing to the table' and leading school improvement strategies

Share in school self-evaluation processes

Be instrumental in contributing to school improvement planning

Promote and implement whole school policies

Plan, lead, monitor and evaluate relevant staff development

To be responsible for classes and sets of children within Year 1 or the Foundation Stage, ensuring they receive a stimulating and challenging curriculum which engages them and enables them to make progress

To take a consistent, positive and sensitive approach to the children's pastoral and behavioural needs, and to promote the same amongst all staff

To share responsibility for tracking and target setting along with the Headteacher and Deputy

Contribute to the effective organisation and delivery of the curriculum

To work with the Head, Bursar and Governors to ensure school improvement priorities are cost effective, affordable and prioritised

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, DBS and a Declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.

For more information and to request an application pack, please contact Karen Burchell (Bursar) on 01702 468461.

Closing Date: 27^th April 2015 at noon.

Information about the School

At Hamstel Infant School and Nursery there is always a warm welcome awaiting you in an environment that is both happy and safe. Our special motto is ‘We Care…’ and this is fundamental to everyone and everything we do. Our school is an inclusive, caring and vibrant educational learning space that has grown to four forms of entry with a Nursery of 48 full-time equivalent places.

We have a fabulous team of committed and enthusiastic staff and Governors, all of whom are supported by the excellent resources we have on a spacious site, with well-resourced facilities and the expertise to provide your child with unique opportunities for learning. We have a large team of highly dedicated professionals who are committed to guiding the children’s learning and development to enable them to reach their full potential. Our team uses a whole school nurture approach to guide children with their personal and social skills in order to prepare them for life-long learning.

We are a very inclusive school and pride ourselves in treating every child and family as individuals. We encourage all our children to achieve their best and grow into thoughtful, kind and considerate members of the school community and society as a whole. We take great pride in sharing our school’s many achievements and special awards to advance our skills and support others too

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.