Job Description

Salary

L4-7 (53,602-57,831 subject to pay award)

Contractual hours

32.5

Basis

Full Time

Job type

Leadership

Location

Bristol

Job category

Leadership

Date posted

28/04/2025

Job reference

CST-R0354

About Us

Cathedral Schools Trust (CST)

is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you're looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at St Werburgh's Primary Scho

ol.

Applications are invited from

charismatic, enthusiastic and suitably qualified

leaders for this exciting, rewarding and demanding post.

The Opportunity

We are seeking the right leader to be our new Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for safeguarding, behaviour and attendance. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher, a caring advocate for all children's safety and wellbeing and an inspiring, empathetic leader. This is a full time role, but 4 days could be considered for the right candidate.

The role of the Assistant Head is to develop and lead safeguarding and pastoral care across the school, including behaviour, attendance and well-being. To be the designated teacher for looked after children, previously looked after children and those in kinship care. To be a visible presence in the school, supporting colleagues in embedding the Behaviour and Motivation policy and leading on safeguarding as the designated safeguarding lead (DSL).

If you join us, a typical day will be very varied but may include working directly with children and their families, supporting teachers with writing personal support plans, managing conflict, making referrals or teaching in a classroom. It is a really varied role.

About You

You are likely to have gained excellent behaviour management skills and have provided impactful support to colleagues through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us commitment to all children achieving their best and excellent organisational and people skills. The successful candidate will be able to build strong relationships with colleagues, children and families. They will be kind and curious. .

You will have Qualified Teacher Status and some leadership experience.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

To find out more about this role,

please read the job description and person specification.

To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and St Werburgh's Primary School

or visit our website: https://www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/ or www.stwerburghsprimary.com. Informal enquiries can be made via email to Ginny Crellin, School Business Manager, ginny.crellin@stwerburghsprimary.com School visits can be arranged via email to Karen Haines, School Administrator, school@stwerburghsprimary.com

We can offer you

In this role you would be supported by the Primary Safeguarding Lead and have opportunities to attend regular trustwide safeguarding and attendance group meetings where best practice is shared. Continuing Professional and Leadership development Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers For staff members who drive we offer free onsite or nearby street parking. Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher's Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

How to apply ...

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

Please complete our application form by

Midnight on Monday 12th May 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on

Friday 16th

May

. All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.