Assistant Headteacher, Curriculum, Assessment and Wellbeing

The governors of Greenhill Special School are seeking to appoint a talented individual, to work alongside the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to lead a team of dedicated and motivated staff, who will be fully committed to maintaining and building on the strengths of our happy and successful school.

Greenhill School is a successful, highly respected special school located in the village of Rhiwbina (with other sites in Ely, Llanishen and Llanrumney), Cardiff with 150 pupils on roll.

We are a friendly, trauma informed school with high aspirations for all our pupils. At Greenhill every member of staff is a trauma informed practitioner and practitioner status is an essential requirement for this role.

• bring a wealth of experience as an excellent practitioner;
• share in our ethos that education is a partnership between pupils, school staff and parents;
• prioritise the welfare of children and staff at the centre of all development and action;
• demonstrate excellent senior leadership and management experience with clear examples of their impact at whole school level;
• bring creativity and innovation to the development of the school;
• demonstrate an excellent understanding of curriculum design and reform;
• be strongly committed to working closely with governors, parents and the wider community;
• ensure that our ethos of “Nurture Inspire Achieve” is maintained in all activities;
• have a passion for the Curriculum for Wales and Welsh culture; the ability to speak Welsh is highly desirable;
• have a proven track record of successfully sharing good practice with a range of other schools.

• an established, experienced and dedicated trauma informed staff team;
• a happy, motivated and enthusiastic senior leadership team;
• a dedicated governing body;
• a caring, supportive and encouraging ethos.

Cardiff County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, all School Learning Support Workers must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection.

This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:

• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
• ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.