Assistant Headteacher - Head of Secondary Oakfield Outreach (Internal applicants only)
Location
Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/23/2026
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Job Description
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Oakfield Short Stay School - various locations
Salary: Leadership Scale 8-12 - £61,534 - £67,898 per annum (Pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29th April 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
About The Role
Oakfield Short Stay School is Leicestershire’s provision for school aged children who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion from school.
This role provides strategic leadership for Oakfield’s Secondary Outreach offer, working alongside the Executive Headteacher to shape and oversee flexible, holistic and trauma-informed provision that improves engagement and life chances for children and young people at risk of exclusion or non-attendance.
Through the line management of Outreach Managers and senior practitioners, the Head of Oakfield Outreach – Secondary ensures that outreach services, forums and locality-based partnership working enable schools to respond effectively to pupils with complex SEMH needs. The role sits at the heart of Oakfield’s inclusion mission, influencing practice across Leicestershire secondary schools and strengthening system-wide approaches to early intervention, reintegration and sustained inclusion.
The postholder will be an experienced leader with strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to inspire others and provide professional challenge where required. While not a direct teaching role, the Head of Oakfield Outreach – Secondary must demonstrate strong empathy and a deep understanding of pupils with complex SEMH needs, and lead others in delivering relational, trauma-informed approaches that help pupils overcome barriers to education and successfully re-engage with their education community.
This position offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, combining remote work with regular field‑based duties. The successful candidate will work across home, office, Oakfield Schools, mainstream schools and community settings to meet the needs of children, families, and partner agencies.
Key Responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Oakfield Short Stay School - various locations
Salary: Leadership Scale 8-12 - £61,534 - £67,898 per annum (Pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29th April 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
About The Role
Oakfield Short Stay School is Leicestershire’s provision for school aged children who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion from school.
This role provides strategic leadership for Oakfield’s Secondary Outreach offer, working alongside the Executive Headteacher to shape and oversee flexible, holistic and trauma-informed provision that improves engagement and life chances for children and young people at risk of exclusion or non-attendance.
Through the line management of Outreach Managers and senior practitioners, the Head of Oakfield Outreach – Secondary ensures that outreach services, forums and locality-based partnership working enable schools to respond effectively to pupils with complex SEMH needs. The role sits at the heart of Oakfield’s inclusion mission, influencing practice across Leicestershire secondary schools and strengthening system-wide approaches to early intervention, reintegration and sustained inclusion.
The postholder will be an experienced leader with strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to inspire others and provide professional challenge where required. While not a direct teaching role, the Head of Oakfield Outreach – Secondary must demonstrate strong empathy and a deep understanding of pupils with complex SEMH needs, and lead others in delivering relational, trauma-informed approaches that help pupils overcome barriers to education and successfully re-engage with their education community.
This position offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, combining remote work with regular field‑based duties. The successful candidate will work across home, office, Oakfield Schools, mainstream schools and community settings to meet the needs of children, families, and partner agencies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and Inspire: Strategically plan, implement strategy and lead teams of staff across a large and complex environment that spans different types of settings, including the Oakfield Schools, mainstream schools and community locations. Provide strategic direction and leadership for secondary outreach and prevention services across a large and geographically dispersed county, ensuring consistency, quality and impact through effective line management and governance.
- Support Reintegration: Hold strategic responsibility for systems and processes that support the reintegration of pupils into mainstream education, ensuring timely, well‑coordinated support that equips pupils and schools for sustained success.
- Collaborate with Agencies: Provide strategic leadership for multi‑agency collaboration, working with local authority officers, school leaders, SENCOs, the voluntary sector and partner services to improve outcomes for vulnerable pupils.
- Accountability: Contribute to Ofsted readiness and inspection activity, providing leadership oversight of outreach impact, quality assurance and performance analysis at both service and system level.
- Promote Inclusion: Champion inclusive, trauma‑informed and relational practice across the outreach offer, ensuring equity, consistency and a strong sense of belonging for all pupils.
- Stay Informed About National SEND Developments: Maintain an up‑to‑date understanding of the national SEND landscape, including policy, statutory guidance and emerging research and ensure the service adapts proactively and strategically in response.
- Stay Informed About Wider Educational and Children’s Services Changes: Maintain a broad awareness of national developments across education, Ofsted frameworks, children’s services, safeguarding, and wider policy affecting children and families. Understand and anticipate how these shifts may impact inclusion, attendance, suspensions, and permanent exclusions, ensuring the service responds adaptively and supports schools to reduce barriers to engagement and improve outcomes for vulnerable learners.
- Unique Learning Environment: Experience a diverse and dynamic workplace where every day is different.
- Professional Development: Access opportunities for professional growth and bespoke training.
- Supportive Team: Join a highly skilled and supportive team of practitioners.
- Make a Difference: Play a crucial role in transforming the lives of young people.
- Flexibility: Options for part-time or full-time work to suit your lifestyle.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement .
About You
To apply for this post, you must have/be:
- Qualified teacher status and several years of leadership experience in a Secondary setting. An NPQH qualification is preferable. LCC Designated Safeguarding Training.
- Current experience of working with pupils with special educational needs in a Secondary school, Secondary pupil referral unit or special school.
- Experience of leading and performance managing a team across multiple-site organisations.
- Experience of teaching challenging pupils, knowledge of behaviour management strategies, experience liaising with parents/carers, and experience of writing/implementing IEPs/PSPs.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer .
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For More Information Or An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
Victoria Edwards - Executive Headteacher
Telephone: 07860611280
Email: victoria.edwards@leics.gov.uk
How To Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions .
About Us
About Leicestershire County Council
At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
Benefits
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions .
About Us
About Leicestershire County Council
At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
Benefits
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us