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Job Title

Centre Manager – Dormers Wells High School

Job reference

Date posted

16/06/2025

Application closing date

30/06/2025

Job type

Contract type

Permanent

Subject

Administration

Salary package

£20,734 - £21,353 (Grade 6)

Job description

All Year Round – working 21 hours, three days per week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 12.30 to 20.00 with an unpaid thirty minute break.

Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic, and looking for an exciting role as a Centre Manager? We have a fantastic opportunity to lead and develop a new mental wellbeing support centre, which is in the process of being refurbished to accommodate this valuable service.

Dormers Wells Learning Trust encompasses both Dormers Wells High School and Dormers Wells Primary School, two mixed, multi-cultural academies. We have high expectations for the achievement of all of our students at Dormers Wells Learning Trust and our ethos underpins all that we do.

A new and vanguard mental health support partnership working with children aged 5-12 in Southall. The key aims of the project are to provide accessible, appropriate and sustainable mental health support for children and families with a particular focus upon early intervention and support. The service will adopt a culturally sensitive approach to providing those services to diverse local communities where we have made a commitment to work together to develop long term partnership and collaboration. We intend to do this by providing holistic mental health support to children and families that builds their skills, confidence and civic engagement.

 

The successful candidate will:

  • *Be able to communicate effectively and accurately both orally and in writing to children, parents / carers and other external agencies
  • *Be welcoming and professional when managing the centre
  • *Be flexible and hardworking and able to work under pressure
  • *Be able to follow school procedures and use their own initiative as required and be a good team player
  • *Have good organisational and interpersonal skills and be able to maintain confidentiality at all times.

 

What we can offer you:

  • *Friendly and supportive environment
  • *Vibrant mixed staff
  • *Positive student staff relationships
  • *Certified CPD course programmes with access to a wide variety of training and qualifications
  • *An impressive wellbeing package.
  • *Counselling services including CBT, emotional support and face to face sessions
  • *EAP including 24/7 helpline offering support to staff and their families
  • *Access to a personal healthcare cash plan
  • *Virtual resources including nutritional advice, fitness programmes, online health assessment
  • *Onsite parking
  • *Cycle to Work Scheme.

 

Application form and further details are available from the school website on www.dwhs.co.uk.  Please email completed application forms to Rachel Mahoney, rmahoney@dwhs.co.uk :

Please note that CVs are not accepted.

The school is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the DBS.  Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

‘The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process’.

 

Closing date:  completed application forms to be sent to the school by 9 am on Monday 30 June 2025

Interview date:  to be held shortly thereafter.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Dormers Wells Lane Southall Middlesex UB1 3HZ

Tel No : 02085666446

Email : rmahoney@dwhs.co.uk