Headteacher
Job Title: Headteacher
Job Location: Park Lodge, Wolverhampton
Pay: Disclosed on application
Job Purpose:
Park Lodge School is seeking to appoint a Head Teacher to lead our unique school based within Park Lodge Hospital. The Headship presents an exceptional opportunity for a visionary, empathetic professional.
Our mission is to create a safe, caring environment where young people experiencing mental health challenges can enjoy learning, feel valued, and move forward with their lives. The successful candidate will be an exceptional leader with experience that includes educational provision for pupils experiencing mental health or other medical needs and/or SEND.
You will be energetic, ambitious for our pupils and forward-thinking. Passionate about education, you will have proven leadership experience working with pupils with mental health needs and/or SEND. With highly developed interpersonal skills, you will work in partnership with all our stakeholders, including parents.
As our Head Teacher, you will lead our school with confidence on the next phase of our journey, upholding our values and putting pupils first in all you do. You will be an ambassador for the school.
Applications are invited from candidates from hospital schools and special schools, as well as mainstream primary and secondary schools.
Job Details:
40 hours per week
Contract: Full-time, permanent.
Reporting to: Chair of the advisory board and/or representative of the proprietor.
Responsible For: All other staff members at Park Lodge School.
Salary – on application.
Note:
All employees should be aware that because of the nature of work Arcadia Care Healthcare undertakes there are elements of risk relating to challenging behaviour, lifting, and handling and passive smoke. Appropriate training will be offered, and staff will be expected to participate. This Job Description is a guideline and is in no way restrictive or definitive. This document is subject to review in line with changes to requirements of service provision.