Deputy Head of Year (Non-Teaching Post)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic non-teacher to work across year 7. Alongside the Heads of Year, the successful candidates will play a key role in the progress and achievement of all students. The main role of the Deputy Head of Year is to work collaboratively with and in support of Heads of Year, Senior Leaders and the Student Support Team to provide comprehensive care, support and guidance for students in Year groups in order to ensure they meet the school’s high expectations of attitudes to learning, behaviour and attainment.

The type of people we are looking for are likely to possess infectious enthusiasm, a reliable and highly organised individual, who can multi-task, with a professional and friendly disposition. They will be resilient, driven, determined, and ambitious.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a leading educational organisation at the cutting edge of educational development.

Key information

·      Contract: Temporary one year contract (term time only plus 5 INSET days), Full-time

·      Start date: ASAP

·      Salary: £21,500

·      Closing Date: 26 March 2023

Person specification

The successful candidate will have:

Specific Skills and Abilities

·      A creative, hard-working, lateral thinker

·      Excellent personal organisational skills

·      at least 5 GCSE qualifications at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics

·      Experience of working in a school environment and/or with young people

·      The ability to motivate students and a desire to make a positive contribution to their education

·      The ability to manage challenging behaviour in line with the school policy

·      The ability to build positive relationships with all young people and their families

Job description

Duties for this job will include (but are not limited to):

·      To support the Heads of Year in taking responsibility for the pastoral welfare of the students in two specific year groups

·      To guide and support students to safely and successfully manage face to face and on line relationships with peers

·      To be proactive in the implementation of the anti-bullying policy in conjunction with the Executive Team;

·      Be available to counsel and support individuals and groups of students;

·      to act as a link person between home and school;

·      To help to organise and administer appropriate rewards and sanctions

·      Work with the Landau Forte Parliament and encourage student participation

·      To liaise and seek involvement as appropriate from parents / carers, teachers, Student support Team and external agencies in relation to the welfare of individual students

·      Contribute as required to parents’ evenings, staff meetings, gatherings, celebration evenings and other activities as associated with particular Year groups

·      Review student behaviour by analysing monitoring data

·      Where necessary provide support for teaching staff on behavioural issues

·      Monitor student attendance, punctuality, positive and negative behaviour in line with the school’s policies and ensure that appropriate action is taken when required.

·      Promote the aims of the school and support the school ethos

·      Lead by example, setting high expectations for all

·      Create a positive climate where students aspire to be the best that they can be and believe in themselves

·      Work alongside members of the leadership team and the Student Support Team to ensure the delivery and on-going development of the pastoral system.

·      Supervise students placed in the isolation room (T7) as required on a rota basis and ensure the effective administration of the isolation room

·      To monitor students on the school site during lunchtime.

·      Monitoring of students after school as required, supporting with catch ups and extracurricular activities.

·      To be familiar and comply with all relevant Health and Safety, Management of Risk, Operational, Personal, Data Protection and Financial Regulations policies and procedures.

·      To ensure the duties and responsibilities are carried out in a safe manner and safe working practices are adopted, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974.

·      To ensure equality of opportunity is afforded to all persons both internal and external to the school, actively seeking to eliminate any direct or indirect discriminatory practices/behaviour    

·      To understand and comply with procedures for the emergency evacuation of the school.

·      To work in a flexible manner undertaking any reasonable duties commensurate within the range and grade of the post, or indeed lesser duties as directed and whether detailed within this profile or not, but as required by the Academy to enable students to achieve. 

·      To carry out other duties and responsibilities requested

Any other appropriate duties and responsibilities relevant to the post as directed by the Chief Executive Officer, Principal, Vice Principals, or Assistant Principals. 

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All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV.UK.

The Trust will conduct all necessary searches and checks as relevant and in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines, our Safer Recruitment policy can be found on our website at www.lfct.org.uk