Head of Year (non-teaching)
Up Holland High School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7AL16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 November 2024 at 8am
Date listed
11 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 7 pro rata salary £26503 to £30,212
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Experience (For Essential and Desirable and full vacancy details, please see attached Job Description/Person Specification)
- Must be numerate & literate (minimum GCSE Maths and English Grades A*-C)
- Good standard of education to A Level (or equivalent)
- Educated to degree level
- Experience of successful working with young people aged 11 to 16 years and their parents/carers in a similar pastoral capacity
- Experience of working in a school
- Experience of working with young people with complex behavioural needs to produce positive outcomes
- Experience of multi-agency working
Skills and Abilities:
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, responding effectively to changing demands and circumstances
- Effective time-management skills
- Ability to relate well to a range of staff, students and parents/carers
- Ability to manage challenging behaviour using a range of strategies
- Ability to communicate with and motivate young people
- Ability to plan and review strategies used to support students
- Ability to carry out verbal and written instructions
- Ability to prioritise effectively, use initiative and common sense
Ability to use IT for communication, record keeping and data analysis – advanced IT/admin skills for analysing data, producing reports and letters
Other Attributes:
- Evidence of successful team working
- Commitment to comprehensive education and to equal opportunities
- Suitability to work with children
- Appropriate attitude to authority
- Emotional resilience
- Commitment to the school ethos and aims
- Deep understanding and commitment to the safeguarding of children
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Support the team’s ambition of continued improvement
- Prioritise, plan, organise and evaluate the work of the school
- Take initiative and work independently
Deal sensitively with people and resolve conflicts
What the school offers its staff
Up Holland High School is a happy and harmonious place to be where students are highly-motivated and have the opportunity to be inspired and succeed. We were recognised in May 2023 by Ofsted as ‘Good’ in all areas of school, with the capacity to improve still further. We believe that our strong collaboration with students, staff, parent/carers and governors continues to contribute towards the success of the school. This is the third successive ‘Good’ judgment the school has secured. The school aspires to move from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’ and we are seeking a professional that shares that level of ambition, a professional that can model our Dedication to Excellence in all that they do.
We consider the education of our students to be about developing the whole child, preparing them for life beyond school. Not only providing them with a good level of attainment in examination subjects but also helping them to develop the skills, values and attributes which will enable them to be strong, successful citizens when they move on from Up Holland, ready to contribute to their local community and the wider world. This philosophy is captured in our vision statement.
Commitment to safeguarding
Up Holland High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS enhanced clearance, including checks with past employers. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education online searches will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to a.mckernan@uphollandhigh.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Up Holland High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 859 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Up Holland High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- a.mckernan@uphollandhigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01695 625191
Situated on the borders of Lancashire, Wigan and St Helens, Up Holland High School, Sandbrook Road, Orrell, Wigan. WN5 7AL
If you would like a snapshot of what our school is about, please see our video, available to view using the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL5yjTJwG_8
Full vacancy details can be downloaded from this website or the school website: https://www.uhhs.uk/about-our-school/vacancies
Arranging a visit to Up Holland High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.mckernan@uphollandhigh.org.uk.
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