What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who feels passionately about supporting all students throughout their academic journey in school. Someone who loves to work in a team and rise to a challenge. We are looking for an energetic, approachable person who can liaise with all stakeholders in a positive manner. We are looking for someone who embraces and enjoys the liveliness of a school environment.
At the core of this role is the provision of high-quality pastoral work with the students in order to support the welfare, attendance and behaviour of a cohort of students. This includes providing first line support to students on pastoral issues; providing attendance, behavioural and educational support to students and providing a strategic link between the School and other agencies and parents/carers.
Successful candidates will be required to ensure provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated pastoral development curriculum for students in the cohort, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies and to liaise with other Heads of Year where necessary, to ensure continuity and progression of pastoral provision throughout the school.
What the school offers its staff
•A large bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
•You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other
•A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits
•Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
•To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.