Deputy Headteacher

Erdington, West Midlands
£37 - £50 per hour
Early Years
Full Time

We are proud to be a leading provider in the Early Years sector.

Please only apply if you meet the criteria below. Applications without the required qualifications and relevant experience will not be considered.

At Monarch Education, we are committed to supporting our candidates and delivering high-quality staffing solutions to nurseries and early years settings.

We are currently recruiting an experienced Deputy Headteacher to work in a Nursery School based in Erdington, Birmingham. This is a full-time, term-time only position, starting as soon as possible and continuing on an ongoing basis.

The successful candidate will have strong Early Years leadership experience and a passion for supporting high-quality education within a nurturing, child-centred environment.

Key responsibilities included

    • Supporting the Headteacher in day-to-day leadership and operational management
    • Delivering and maintaining high standards of care, learning and safeguarding
    • Leading and supporting nursery staff to create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment
    • Overseeing site responsibilities and holding the site when required
    • Acting as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and promoting a robust safeguarding culture
    • Supporting children’s developmental needs and driving high-quality Early Years practice
    • Collaborating with external agencies, parents, and internal teams
    • (Ideally) leading SEND provision as SENDCO – not essential but highly desirable

To apply, you must:

    • Be DSL trained (essential)
    • Have proven leadership experience within Early Years
    • Have experience with site responsibility and the ability to hold the site independently
    • Hold a recognised Early Years qualification
    • Have a minimum of 12 weeks’ recent experience working in an Early Years setting
    • SENDCO qualification/experience is desirable but not essential

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:

  • leading provider in the Early Years sector
  • opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
  • opportunity to complete Paediatric First Aid Training
  • free Safeguarding training
  • refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
  • online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Important Information:

  • All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
  • Equal Opportunities – Monarch
  • Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
  • This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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