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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    8 January 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 December 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Part time: 34.5 hours per week / Term-time only + 1 week

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£21,021 - £24,094 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Assistant Head of Year (Non-teaching role)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and driven person with the skills and ability to support students to help them to attain their full potential. The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative in a calm, caring and efficient manner with support from a successful and hardworking team.

Our students are achieving academic results at national levels and have outstanding attendance. We want to build on this through our ethos of, ‘Belong, Believe, Achieve’ so that every student has the very best future.

The ideal candidate will have the passion and determination to ensure that all our students become excellent citizens. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt quickly to the requirements of this demanding but rewarding role.

We are looking for an Assistant Head of Year who will:

  • work directly with students to support, motivate, and encourage students to succeed
  • bring knowledge and experience to secure positive outcomes through pastoral support
  • actively support young people and their families to overcome barriers to learning
  • model commitment, resilience, patience, hard work and a good sense of humour.


What the school offers its staff

“Pupils enjoy attending this thriving and popular school. They feel a strong sense of belonging to the school community. Pupils achieve well and almost all successfully move on to apprenticeships, A levels or other forms of education, employment or training. Staff have high expectations of behaviour and know pupils very well.” Ofsted April 2023

It is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to contribute to our work and benefit from an excellent environment, where all staff are encouraged to progress their careers with us. Our state of the art building ensures that our students and staff have the best learning environment in which to achieve. SJT is a very positive community, with our recent staff survey showing that over 95% of our staff enjoy coming to work and are proud to be part of our school. At SJT we view the professional development of all staff as a priority and you will be joining successful and committed team.

Further details about the role

For application information please:

  • download from the ‘vacancies’ section on the college website: www.sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
  • or email l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
  • or telephone 01282 682313

Send your completed Application form to: l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk

Closing date: 9am Monday 8th January 2024

Shortlisting: 9th January 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 15th January 2024

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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About Sir John Thursby Community College

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1117 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Mainstream, Foundation, LA maintained, 11-16 Secondary School.

Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16, multi-cultural, fully inclusive college which values all students, staff and our community partners. We have over 1,000 students on roll and over 150 staff enjoying working together to provide the best for everyone.

In 2016 Ofsted rated us GOOD in all areas. Our facilities are exceptional for 21st Century learning.

Arranging a visit to Sir John Thursby Community College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.clayton@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk.

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