Alternative Provision Manager (Maternity Cover)

Job introduction

Paid weeks per year: 48.73 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)

Fixed term: Maternity Cover

Start date: from January 2025 or sooner

This is an exciting time to joining our Inclusion team at Longhill High School, as Brighton and Hove move towards a new vision for Alternative Provision. Our school improvement journey is well under way and we are pleased with the progress that we are making. Key to this improvement is the role of our Inclusion colleagues, as they support our most vulnerable young people.

At Longhill High School, you will be supported and encouraged to develop outstanding practice. You will enjoy the professional freedom to find the approach that works best for you and the children in your care. 

We are looking to appoint a suitable candidate to take on the leadership of the schools Inclusion Team for a period of maternity leave. The successful candidate will have experience of working in schools with pupils that need support to engage in learning and have proven leadership abilities.

About the role

The Alternative Provision Manager will work closely with a Deputy Head and the school’s SENDCo to deliver bespoke interventions and alternative provisions for those pupils who may need extra support. They will manage a team of Learning Mentors to deliver in-house interventions whilst working with outside providers to deliver off site interventions to support.

The alternative provision manager will work at a whole school level in order to advise on intervention and behaviour strategy and to empower others with their knowledge. They will also operate as the school’s Deputy Child Protection lead alongside the school’s Designated Child Protection Officer and others.

Closing date for applications: 9 a.m. Friday 29 November 2024

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview on Tuesday 3 December

Enquiries & How to Apply

If you would like to discuss the role or arrange a visit to the school, please contact the Headteacher’s PA personnel@longhill.org.uk

Please return your application by email to: personnel@longhill.org.uk or by post for the attention of the Headteacher’s PA, Longhill High School, Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton BN2 7FR

Telephone: 01273 304086

Website: https://longhill.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

Additional information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Company information

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