Deputy Headteacher

MERTHYR COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT

GREENFIELD SCHOOL

Dufryn Road,

Pentrebach,

Merthyr Tydfil

CF48 4BJ

Head Teacher: Mrs Rhiannon Stephens Davies

DEPUTY HEADTEACHER REQUIRED

Leadership Scale L18 to L22

Required to start September 2023

PERMANENT Full Time contract

Greenfield School is a special school catering for a diverse range of needs for pupils from ages 3 to 19. Greenfield School is a successful, vibrant and happy school which offers excellent learning opportunities to all of our pupils, as well high quality professional development opportunities for all staff. Greenfield is a forward thinking, innovative and highly inclusive school. The wellbeing of both pupils and staff is a high priority for the school which is why a compassionate leadership approach has been introduced by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

The Governing Body are looking for an inspirational, innovative, highly motivated and compassionate leader to join a hard-working, committed and experienced SLT. The candidate will need to have experience of leadership within a specialist setting to lead the secondary department within the school. Expertise and flexibility to take forward teaching and learning for pupils with Additional Learning Needs is essential.

It is an exciting time in Greenfield School as we are currently writing our own bespoke and innovative curriculum to enthuse and meet the needs of our pupils and the local community. We are the only special school in Merthyr Tydfil and therefore our pupils come from across the whole borough. We are very excited that a new build has been approved by the council which will see the school increase in capacity over the coming years.

Closing date for the post will be on Friday 31st March 2023 at 12:00pm.

Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday 18th April 2023.

Interviews will be held on24th and 25th April 2023.

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council encourages applications from Welsh speakers. Application forms may be submitted in Welsh and any applications completed in Welsh will not be treated any less favourably than those submitted in English.

If you are successfully shortlisted for interview please contact us to let us know if you would like your interview to be conducted through the medium of Welsh.

Merthyr Tydfil 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.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.