Assistant Headteacher; Remote - Social Care & Safeguarding Focus

Overview

Assistant Headteacher (Remote) - Social Care & Safeguarding Focus. Remote Full-time Permanent. Senior Leadership Salary (DOE). QTS NOT required.

Are you an experienced social worker ready to influence education at a senior leadership level? Want to work strategically with schools while remaining fully remote? Looking for a leadership role where safeguarding, wellbeing and inclusion are the priority?

We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher (Remote) to work across a network of schools, supporting leadership teams with social care, safeguarding, inclusion and multi-agency practice
. This is a non-teaching, non-QTS role
, designed specifically for professionals with a strong social work background who want to apply their expertise at senior leadership level within education.

This role is ideal for candidates with experience in children s social care, safeguarding leadership, SEND, SEMH, early help or looked-after children services
, who are confident operating at a strategic level and influencing whole-school practice.

As Remote Assistant Headteacher, you will work closely with Headteachers and SLT to strengthen systems that support vulnerable pupils and families.

• Leading and advising on safeguarding, child protection and social care processes
• Supporting schools with multi-agency working
  , including LAs, CAMHS and external professionals
• Advising on SEND, SEMH and inclusion strategies
• Supporting staff with behaviour, trauma-informed practice and wellbeing frameworks
• Contributing to policy development, audits and inspection readiness
• Providing guidance on complex cases involving vulnerability, risk or family need
• Supporting leadership decision-making without classroom teaching responsibility

• Qualified and experienced Social Worker (or equivalent senior social care professional)
• Strong understanding of safeguarding legislation and statutory frameworks
• Experience working with vulnerable children, families and external agencies
• Confident communicator able to advise senior leaders
• Comfortable working remotely and autonomously

• Fully remote working
• Senior leadership-level influence without teaching responsibilities
• Opportunity to impact multiple schools and communities
• A role focused on care, strategy and safeguarding rather than classroom delivery

If you re ready to bring social care expertise into senior educational leadership
, we want to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a detailed cover letter to Ryan at KPI Education
. Shortlisting and interviews will take place immediately.