APPOINTED! : Deputy Headteacher - St Joseph's Specialist Trust

APPOINTED! : Deputy Headteacher - St Joseph's Specialist Trust - Surrey

£60,099 - £68,799 + Relocation Support - Catholic - Deputy Head/Vice Principal
Ref: 131 Date Posted: Thursday 02 May 2024

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PAST VACANCY EMMAUS HAVE APPOINTED TO.

 

Deputy Headteacher

Location: Cranleigh, Surrey
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Start Date: April 2024 or sooner/later by negotiation

This Extraordinary achieving school is looking for an Inspirational Deputy Headteacher.

If you can answer YES to ALL of the following we would love to speak with you:

  • Are you a practising Catholic? - or can you recommend someone who is!
  • Are you a proven leader within a School or Department (currently managing a team)?
  • Are you being called to make a life-long difference in young people’s lives?

This is a Deputy Headteacher position with a difference. Set within 22 acres in the beautiful Surrey countryside near the historic City of Guildford, you will help manage a dedicated team of c85 staff supporting 70 learners aged from 5 – 19 years (currently drawn from 20 LAs) with moderate, complex and severe learning difficulties.

As an ambitious teacher (from either the mainstream or specialist primary or secondary schools sector) you will help oversee an outstanding range of facilities, with teaching, specialist support, chaplaincy and care from a dedicated team of professionals who are nationally recognised for their unrivalled expertise and creative talent.

A wonderfully talented team to join, lead and learn from.

Offering an EXCELLENT salary.

SEN experience whilst welcome is not a pre-requisite. Having the heart and the will to succeed, however, is. 

Closing date: Monday 27 November at 12 Noon

Interviews: TBD

For more details or to have an informal discussion, please contact Liam Dowds, our Emmaus Leadership Advising Consultant who is assisting us with this assignment, in complete confidence, on 01737 652 043 or ldowds@emmausleadership.me BEFORE applying.

All conversations are held in the strictest confidence.

Our school is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. DBS check required.

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"Having previously struggled to recruit two Headteachers - for both a Primary and a Secondary school - Emmaus came to the rescue. Their expert advice and deep understanding of recruiting Headship positions in Catholic schools is invaluable, and I have no hesitation in recommending their knowhow and their values."

Fr David Gibbons, Chair of Governors & Parish Priest, Archdiocese of Southwark

"I cannot imagine a better service to fulfil the requirement of helping a Catholic school find a Head. I was impressed with the number and high quality of candidates sourced by Emmaus Leadership."

Marjorie Bannister, Chair - St Michael's Catholic College, London

"We considered TES, but the critical factor for us was that Emmaus are not only specialists in recruiting Headteachers, they are Christians focused exclusively on recruiting for Church Schools."

Canon Bob Baker, Chair of Governors,The Bishop’s CE School - Thetford

"Thank you for everything you did to successfully support our recruitment of an outstanding Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. Using Emmaus Leadership to manage the recruitment to the post was much debated and was the subject of intense scrutiny by our Governing Body who were somewhat reluctant to use a leadership recruitment specialist. However, their confidence was reinstated as a result of your professional approach, your insightful knowledge and the resulting candidate pool produced for both appointments. I have no hesitation in recommending Emmaus to other schools."

Annie Sutton - Executive Principal, St Joseph's RC Specialist School and College

"I’m delighted with the way it went and the successful outcome (third SLT placement now!) helps confirm to Governors that your approach is right for these levels of appointment. It’s difficult to quantify the costs of recruiting and failing to get the right candidate ourselves - we’d only find out the true cost and also lost opportunities if we tried and failed. Altogether better to invest in getting it right first time, so thank you for all your hard work on this. The other side is the perception we leave with all candidates and I think we’ve worked together to do an excellent job (using your Assessment support). The communication, logistics and the care given I think is really important and Emmaus are a big part of that - you work as an extension of the school. I am fairly sure that all of the candidates will go away having had a great experience and that will help our reputation spread in a positive way."

Dave Cobb - School Business & Development Manager, Saint Cecilia's CE School, London

"Emmaus were instrumental in persuading me to apply for the post of Headteacher. I had seen the school advertising in the past but nothing inspired me to get in touch. Once Emmaus advertised I felt intrigued and keen to learn more about the school. I was supported throughout the whole process, which was a very personal and positive experience. I would highly recommend Emmaus to any school thinking of recruiting, and candidates considering registering. If my new school had not used Emmaus I probably wouldn’t have applied."

Hannah Walters, Headteacher, Platt CE Primary School - Kent

"I have no hesitation in commending Emmaus to any school that is seeking to appoint a Christian Headteacher. In particular, Emmaus’ ability to promote the school, assess the ethos of the school and communicate this within the networks of those who might be considered as possible candidates was invaluable."

Clive Purser, Chair of Governors, St Andrew's CE High School for Boys, Worthing

"Could we afford it? My belief, as Chair was that we couldn’t afford not to. We needed strong school leaders to be drawn to apply. Our success was down to using Emmaus and definitely money well spent."

Carry Lynott - Chair of Governors, Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bradford

"We came across Emmaus by accident after our own attempts to recruit a Headteacher failed. We would not hesitate to engage them again to find a suitable candidate for a leadership position."

Michael Tennant - Chairman of the Board, St Edward's School

"We are delighted with the appointment we made and I have reported to the whole community that we could not have been more thorough in the search or more rigorous in the selection process. Thank you Emmaus Leadership."

Jacqui Feely, Chair at All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield

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