Assistant Head of Year
Grace College, Gateshead, NE9 6LE8 days remaining to apply
Closing date
9 September 2024 at 10am
Date listed
27 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,579.00 - £32,290.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 23 to 25
Assistant Head of Year job summary
The Assistant Head of Year is responsible to the Head of Year for:
The development of good character leading to the exemplary conduct of students with a particular emphasis on:
supporting the Head of Year in ensuring that students consistently show respect for all, exercise self-discipline demonstrated by exemplary conduct at all times and wearing uniform to the highest standards both in College and when in the community before and after the College day;
supporting the Head of Year in being responsible for the maintenance of exemplary student behaviour and attitudes at Grace College. We are proactive in our response to behaviour and address issues promptly so that we prevent minor issues from escalating into more significant problems. This supports the contribution to a positive, professional, calm and safe environment where students can thrive;
supporting the Head of Year in carrying out detailed investigations where necessary to ensure that bullying is at worst rare and is always dealt with effectively, recorded appropriately and that communication with parents is timely.
The highest standards of attentiveness, intellectual engagement, and participation in learning for all students in the year group, so that all students are prepared for exemplary outcomes at GCSE with a particular emphasis on:
supporting the Head of Year in ensuring that students miss as little curriculum time as possible by tackling poor punctuality and attendance and ensuring efficient use of any intentional withdrawal from lessons;
supporting the Head of Year in ensuring that the atmosphere in lessons and the completion of homework is always exemplary and designed so that students can achieve their personal best and that their achievements are recognised effectively and celebrated among students and their peers.
Leadership of the personal development and character of all students in the year group with a particular emphasis on:
supporting the Head of Year in working with colleagues to support students to grow in character through the assembly programme;
supporting the Head of Year to ensure that tutor time is purposeful and encourages personal reflection through the leadership of the tutor team and year group specific areas.
Further information is available in the job description and person specification.
Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free parking
- Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
- Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
Grace College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Grace College is committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff are expected to ensure that the College is a safe and secure environment for our students. All applicants are referred to the Safeguarding Statement which is to be found within the Policy section of the Grace College website.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Grace College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1190 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Grace College website (opens in new tab)
As an 11-19 secondary school serving nearly 1,300 students in central Gateshead, we have a clear vision for excellence in character education, the examined curriculum and in service to our community, grounded in our Christian ethos. We are part of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, which opens exceptional opportunities for knowledge sharing and career development. We have a clear model for school improvement to provide outstanding education for all students and are relentless in the pursuit of this goal. You will be central to delivering our strategy, as you transform both the school and our students’ futures.
We are committed to realising the potential of our students and staff alike. Our hope and expectation are that each person will be deeply valued as infinitely precious, challenged to grow in character and inspired by learning together to achieve their personal best in whatever they do.
Join us and you can expect to be nurtured, supported, and encouraged at every step of your career. We put staff professional learning and development front and centre of everything we do in our partnerships with outstanding regional and national organisations. Ultimately, we are looking for the school leaders of tomorrow who will contribute here at Grace College and across the Emmanuel Schools Foundation.
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