Head of Year - Maternity Cover

Ashlawn School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5ET

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 November 2024

• Closing date

  30 September 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 9 months TBC - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: NJC22 - NJC25 (£31,364.00 - £33,945.00 FTE) Actual Salary: £26,586.00 to £28,774.00

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.

Successful candidates will be enthusiastic, sensitive, flexible and hard working with a sense of humour and ability to remain calm. Candidates must show high level skills of communication, time management and prioritisation.

What the school offers its staff

Why work for Ashlawn?

• A large, oversubscribed 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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to careers@tlet.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Year (Non Teaching) Ashlawn Recruitment Pack - September 2024.docx - 3.19 MB (opens in new tab)

About Ashlawn School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1588 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ashlawn School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: careers@tlet.org.uk
• Phone number: 01788 573425
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashlawn-school-rugby (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Ashlawn School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@tlet.org.uk.

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