Head of English

The Governing Body are seeking to appoint an aspirational, outstanding practitioner to join our Middle Management Team; a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person. This pivotal role is key to making ongoing improvements in the English curriculum across KS3 & KS4 and the successful candidate will need drive and strategic vision, combined with highly effective communication skills that will encourage, motivate and lead.

Hunters Hill provides residential and day placements for 120 children aged 11-16 with emotional, social and mental health difficulties including Autistic Spectrum Condition. The successful candidate needs to be able to inspire young people to achieve their maximum potential, and have an excellent understanding of the challenges they face.

Hunters Hill offers a caring and supportive working environment with excellent CPD opportunities.

The successful candidate should be able to share their passion for English, have a proven successful track record, an ability to develop inspirational programmes of study and be willing to deliver INSET.

You will need to deliver consistently high quality lessons which demonstrate good /outstanding teaching, have genuine enthusiasm to work with our young people who are at the very heart of all that we do, and thrive on challenge in order to attain positive outcomes.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 2 December 2016 @ 10.00am

All applicants will be required to visit the School before submitting an Application so please contact Nicole Smith (0121 445 1320 Ext 1132) for further details.

Interviews will be held during week beginning 5 December 2016.

Hunters Hill College, Spirehouse Lane, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1QD ,

Tel: 0121 445 1320, Email: enquiry@hunthill.bham.sch.uk

Website: www.huntershill.org.uk

Hunters Hill College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.