Assistant Headteacher - Positive Behaviour and Attitudes (Thornhill Community Academy, A SHARE Academy)
Salary: Leadership 12 -16
Education Phase: Secondary
Job Role: Teacher
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Monday, 30th September 2024
Interview Date: W/C 7th October 2024
About us
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023, and Outstanding for Leadership and Management, Thornhill Community Academy is ‘A School, A Family, A Community’. Our mission is to improve the life chances of every single student through a clear focus on our ABC - attendance, behaviour and our curriculum.
Thornhill Community Academy is a proud member of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and the Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub, offering access to a fantastic support network, CPD, and opportunities to develop best practice across the trust.
The Academy is situated in a close-knit, diverse community, and is in good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield.
Job Description
Overall purpose of the role:
You will be required to meet the general requirements of the Assistant Headteacher role, as specified in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document 2016. You will help to provide strategic leadership at a whole-school level and fulfil any reasonable expectations from the Chief Executive of the trust.
The post will require you to work in partnership with other leaders and staff across the MAT to:
1. Lead a calm, safe environment where all adults secure the highest standards of student behaviour and academic achievement.
2. Lead on positive behaviour and attitude to learning.
3. Develop strategies to help overcome obstacles students may experience in achieving their personal best, particularly the most vulnerable.
4. Promote and model good relationships with parents, which are based on partnerships, to support and improve students’ achievement.
Safeguarding requirements
This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applicants MUST complete the MAT’s standard application form to be considered, will be required to provide evidence of identity and qualifications, and offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.
Key outputs:
1. Formulating the aims and objectives of the school.
2. Act at all times in the best interests of students, taking all reasonable action to keep young people safe in school and beyond.
3. Promote a strong culture of safeguarding where all members of the school community are vigilant.
4. Maintain the highest expectations of what all children and young people can achieve.
5. Contribute to the formulation of aims and objectives in partnership with the school’s Governing body, Headteacher and the Senior Leadership team.
6. Lead by example, maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct.
7. Help to ensure a calm, safe environment.
8. Lead positive behaviour, attitudes to learning, and support strategically with the Academy’s attendance.
9. Promote and model good relationships with parents.
10. Develop strategies to help overcome obstacles students may experience.
11. Gain a thorough understanding of the support young people and colleagues need.
12. Lead the rewards programme to ensure that all students feel valued.
13. Implement and review the school/MAT policy, complete relevant audits and maintain accurate records.
14. Oversee effective pastoral systems to secure high standards of care, guidance and support.
15. Develop and oversee the behaviour policy.
16. Implement, monitor and review systems to promote high levels of attendance.
17. Monitor the effectiveness and impact of strategies employed to improve behaviour and attendance.
18. Contribute to the overall vision of the school.
19. Maintain a visible presence around the school.
20. Consult and communicate effectively with all parties involved in the school.
21. Undertake effective and regular line management of identified pastoral colleagues.
General
1. Be willing to work flexibly, in terms of working hours.
2. Attend meetings as required with the Headteacher, Executive Headteacher, CEO, directors and other trust employees.
3. Undertake any other duties associated with the role, as may be decided by the Headteacher.
Desired Criteria
* Experience of improving standards at a whole-school level, including leadership.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and willingness to undertake further development.
* Good working knowledge of the OFSTED framework and other measures for evaluating school performance.
* Successful teaching experience as measured by student data and lesson observations.
* Successful leadership experience at a significant level.
* Experience of improving standards for teachers, key stages or a subject.
* Able to develop strategies for improving behaviour for learning.
* Able to analyse data to improve performance.
* Able to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies.
* Good knowledge of attendance and how to drive improvement.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Commitment to the safeguarding of young people.
* Ability to coach others to improve engagement, leadership and teaching.
* Able to successfully lead others, identifying clear priorities.
* Good role model in terms of promoting trust aims and values.
* Willing to work flexibly within the scope of overall hours.
* Qualified Teacher Status.
* Degree or equivalent.
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