At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and develop impactful drug education programmes for young people.
- Company: Join the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, a trusted charity dedicated to youth safety.
- Benefits: Be part of a compassionate team with opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Flexible application process; we value diverse experiences and backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives by shaping evidence-based education.
- Qualifications: Experience in educational leadership and a passion for youth welfare.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
A senior education leadership role, helping a trusted drug education charity grow its reach and impact. The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation is entering an important next stage of growth. We are looking for a Head of Education to provide strategic leadership for our education work and help ensure our programmes, curriculum, training and delivery remain evidence-based, high quality, and responsive to the realities facing young people.
This is a broad, influential role at the heart of our mission. Working closely with the CEO, Deputy CEO and wider senior team, you will lead and support our education team, maintain the quality of our offer, and help shape how we increase our reach and impact in a planned and sustainable way.
Who is DSM Foundation? The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation exists to ensure no harm happens to another young person through drugs or alcohol. We work with young people, parents and carers, teachers, educators, and other professionals, providing evidence-based drug education to schools, colleges, and community organizations across the UK. Our work includes workshops, training, teaching resources, youth ambassadors, and Theatre in Education.
What matters to DSM Foundation? Our vision is that no harm happens to another young person through drugs or alcohol, and that all young people get to go home safely. We do this by making sure young people have the knowledge, life skills, and confidence to make safer choices about drugs. We are guided by compassion, connection, and quality: caring deeply about keeping young people from harm, working closely with young people and the adults around them, and making sure everything we do is effective, evidence-based, and high quality.
If you join us at DSM Foundation, you will be a senior leader in our education work, working closely with the CEO, Deputy CEO, and wider senior team to help shape how our programmes, curriculum, training, and delivery develop. You will provide strategic leadership for our educational provision, support a high-quality team, and help ensure our work remains evidence-based, responsive, and trusted.
Alongside leadership and strategy duties, you will play a hands-on role in developing our educational offer, including talks, assemblies, workshops, training, and resources for young people, parents and carers, teachers, and professionals. You will help us maintain high standards while increasing our reach and impact in a planned and sustainable way.
Ultimately, you will help us protect the quality and compassion that make DSM Foundation trusted, while shaping what 'Growing Well' means in practice. We look forward to welcoming you to a team guided by compassion, connection, and quality, and committed to keeping young people safe from drug-related harm.
It contains important details about the role, the Foundation, and the context for this appointment. Don’t think you quite meet all the specifications? Please don’t count yourself out. We welcome applications from people who can lead high-quality, evidence-informed education work and contribute to the Foundation’s next stage of growth, even if your experience has been gained through different routes. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential.
If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us so we can support you appropriately.
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