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Assistant Headteacher Opportunity at Greenhill Special School
The governors of Greenhill Special School are seeking to appoint a talented individual, to work alongside the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to lead a team of dedicated and motivated staff, who will be fully committed to maintaining and building on the strengths of our happy and successful school.
About Greenhill School
Greenhill School is a successful, highly respected special school located in the village of Rhiwbina (with other sites in Ely, Llanishen and Llanrumney), Cardiff with 150 pupils on roll.
We are a friendly, trauma informed school with high aspirations for all our pupils. At Greenhill every member of staff is a trauma informed practitioner and practitioner status is an essential requirement for this role.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher who will:
- Bring a wealth of experience as an excellent practitioner.
- Share in our ethos that education is a partnership between pupils, school staff and parents.
- Prioritise the welfare of children and staff at the centre of all development and action.
- Demonstrate excellent senior leadership and management experience with clear examples of their impact at whole school level.
- Bring creativity and innovation to the development of the school.
- Demonstrate an excellent understanding of curriculum design and reform.
- Be strongly committed to working closely with governors, parents and the wider community.
- Ensure that our ethos of “Nurture Inspire Achieve” is maintained in all activities.
- Have a passion for the Curriculum for Wales and Welsh culture; the ability to speak Welsh is highly desirable.
- Have a proven track record of successfully sharing good practice with a range of other schools.
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What We Offer
- An established, experienced and dedicated trauma informed staff team.
- A happy, motivated and enthusiastic senior leadership team.
- A dedicated governing body.
- A caring, supportive and encouraging ethos.
Ability to speak Welsh is highly desirable.
Important Information
Cardiff 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.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, all School Learning Support Workers must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Application Process
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Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by email for the attention of The Headteacher, Shane Mock shane.mock@cardiff.gov.uk before the closing date.
Closing date for applications is Monday 13 July 2026 at 11.00am
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
Candidates will be informed at the end of the selection process.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
- Aged under 25.
- Not in employment, education or training.
- From our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities.
- Ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.
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