Assistant Headteacher (Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust)

Job introduction

Salary: L1 - L4 pro-rata £49,781-£53,602 (Actual Salary - £29,868-£32,161)
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time

Closing date: 20 May 2025 at 9am
Interview date: 22 May 2025

How to apply: visit the DCAT website to download a full application pack and application form, www.dcat.academy

About the role

Starting September 2025

Working pattern: 0.6FTE

Interview dates: Thursday 22nd May

*Note: We encourage you to apply early as we reserve the right to interview potential candidates as they present themselves and close the advert early if a successful candidate is appointed.

St John’s Meads CE Primary School is a lively and caring church community. We are looking to appoint an excellent Assistant Headteacher from September 2025.  

The right candidate will have a proven and demonstrable experience of excellent classroom practice, some leadership experience and vitally, and willingness the learn.

We want to appoint a candidate who has discovered more about St John’s Meads CE Primary School and sees the genuine potential this school has to be excellent.

The new leader will be an authentic leader, rooted in integrity. They will be confident in their own ideas but with the humility to be able to ask questions and collaborate. Their ability to communicate positively and effectively means they know how to address two hundred parents, and how to speak to someone one-to-one. We want someone who listens and demonstrates a coherent vision for how this school could massively and wonderfully impact our church school.  

As the new Assistant Headteacher of St John’s Meads you will need to be motivated and decisive, energetic and focussed. You need to have a clear moral and spiritual purpose for wanting this role at St John’s Meads CE Primary School. You will know how to challenge people and nurture them. You are confident, approachable and personable, and committed to accepting help and support where necessary. You have proven organisational and management skills, you are self-aware, emotionally strong and outward looking across the whole school and wider community. The wellbeing of children and staff is second nature to you, and your grasp of a safeguarding culture is profound.  

We are looking for:

• A potential leader, who may not necessarily have already been an Assistant Headteacher
• Dedicated to achieving excellence in all aspects of school life  
• A passionate educationalist who inspires the highest quality of teaching and
• learning for pupils of all abilities
• An excellent communicator who will build on the strong relationships in our
• whole community

What we can offer:

• The opportunity to help lead a well-regarded school with high ambitions for the future
• A team of talented staff who enjoy working together
• Pupils with excellent behaviour and overall wellbeing, who are proud of their school
• A supportive Trust
• Supportive parent body

 Please review the school website for more information about the school, www.sjm.academy.  For an informal discussion and to arrange a school visit, please contact Beruk Berhane, 07741 326308 or email bberhane@dcat.academy.

For a conversation with a member of the DCAT team please contact 01273 425001 or email hr@dcat.academy.

Please visit the DCAT website to download a full application pack and application form, www.dcat.academy. Please note that CV's will not be considered.

Additional Information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau).

For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children.  All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.