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- Do you want to be a part of an innovative and courageous team developing the UK’s first secure school?
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a
Head of Vocational Pathways to join the leadership team in co-producing and running the UK’s first secure school. Oasis Restore represents a revolution in youth justice: an opportunity for children within the criminal justice system to experience a truly restorative environment, that creates the potential for them to thrive in the future. The Head of Vocational Pathways will be key to designing a curriculum that provides nurturing, therapeutic and educational community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children in our care. Come and develop your career within an organisation dedicated to transforming lives.
The Role And What We Are Looking ForYour role as the Head of Vocational Pathways will be integral to the progress of all children at Oasis Restore, to deliver highly aspirational educational outcomes. You will influence and be responsible for the design of a vocational curriculum offer that develops the needs of children, is informed by their interests and prepares them successfully for their onward pathways. Supported by a team of professionals, you will play a key role in coordinating the work of both specialist health and your team to assess and devise strategies to successfully engage children in their own learning journeys. You will lead a team able to deliver targeted support to all students to prepare them for successful transitions into the next phase of their journey.You will be a champion of restorative practice, placing relational connection at the heart of everything you do. Your work will be the driving force that enables children to transition out of Oasis Restore with the support in place for them to succeed in the next step of their journeys.
Our Secure SchoolOasis Restore is the country’s first secure school that is a proof-of-concept policy initiative funded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Youth Custody Service (YCS). Oasis Restore’s mission is to transform the life chances of children aged 12-18 years in the criminal justice system through delivering psychologically informed, integrated practice that centres on trusted, safe relationships between staff and children. Oasis Restore is a learning community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children beyond the secure school. To read more about us please visit our website www.oasisrestore.org.
Our offer to youAs a newly established subsidiary of the wider Oasis Charitable Trust, you enjoy the benefit of being part of national organisation that employs teachers, youth and community workers, volunteers and supports staff to reach their full potential. Oasis Restore is currently in the process of developing its long-term offer for staff, we are developing this in consultation with our leaders.
Our Initial Offer Includes- A once in a lifetime opportunity to create, develop and grow a new collaborative and innovative values-based organisation centred on caring relationships, discovery and community
- Bespoke training, supervision and development package including a comprehensive induction program
- Professional development and personal growth opportunities
- Support and sharing best practice within Oasis Academies and our partners
- Access to Teacher Pension Scheme
- Staff wellbeing resources and allocated and protected time to reflect, plan and thrive at work
- Family friendly and work-life balance policies and practices
- Expenses and travel costs (as appropriate)
- Eye vouchers scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free car parking
- We are in the process of setting up a new employee health care cash plan and employee discount scheme
Location: Until the secure school refurbishment is complete, the post holder will benefit from
hybrid working between home and the
Oasis London offices with some visits to the secure school location – Thereafter, the role will be located at the Oasis Restore in
Rochester, Medway, Kent.Start Date: Monday 17th April 2023Like what you see? Click on
APPLY NOW and make sure you download the Application Pack from our website and fill out our application form along with the Equal opportunities form and submit both documents by an email before the below deadline.For more information or an informal discussion about this leadership role please email recruitment@oasisrestore.org to arrange a confidential phone call.
Closing Date: 9am Monday20th February 2023.Interviews and assessments: Soon after closing date.(Successful applicants will be contacted on Tue 07/02/23 am).Safeguarding and Pre-Employment ChecksWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks including references and right to work checks. This post is also covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Equality, Diversity, and InclusionAt Oasis Restore we recognise that our team is strengthened by the knowledge, experience, and insights people from a wide range of backgrounds can bring. These beliefs and values are underpinned by decades of work and experience that Oasis has had in a wide range of sectors including education, housing and youth-work supported further by a wide range of independent research and studies elsewhere which evidence that creating teams with diverse experience and perspectives, and encouraging healthy debate, reduces the risk of ‘blind spots’ that often form barriers to success.Oasis Restore aim is to attract and retain the very best diverse talent and role models to help create an innovative, caring and extraordinary working environment for our staff, that enables us to deliver exceptional, caring and psychologically informed learning experience for our students. We would therefore like to encourage applications from people with varied skillsets, life experiences, and from different backgrounds and sectors to help shape Oasis Restore. If you can demonstrate some of the criteria and believe you have what it takes, then we’d love to hear from you.We’re also very happy to answer any questions you may have so please don’t hesitate to get in touch at recruitment@oasisrestore.org.