Head of Futures
Hereford Cathedral School
Herefordshire
- £20,480 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 17 January 2022
Job overview
Hereford Cathedral School seeks to appoint a dynamic and experienced individual to lead the School’s careers strategy and support our pupils as they plan for the future. At the heart of the School’s vision is to ensure that all pupils are real-world ready and equipped to thrive in a rapidly-changing world. Mindful of the dynamic post-18 and employment landscape, the successful candidate would be able to support pupils in their plans for university in the UK, US or around the world, degree apprenticeships, and employment.
The successful candidate would work across the whole School from ages 3-18 to embed an exciting programme to help pupils look towards preparing for the future. The post holder will help tutors and teachers to deliver this programme and advise senior leaders on relevant programmes and policy.
Location: Hereford
Description: 35 hours a week, term time plus 2 weeks (38 weeks per year). A part-time work pattern may be considered.
Salary: Starting salary £20,480 for the work pattern detailed above. Point 21-24 on the support salary scale (£25,300 - £26,994).
We would welcome applications from candidates in similar roles or teachers with a specialism or particular interest in careers.
The ideal candidate would have:
• Experience of, and insights into, the world of work and the business and professional landscape, perhaps with a background in recruitment;
• Strong organisational skills, efficient working practices and a resolve to get things done;
• Experience of working with children and young people, and understanding how to work with them in an engaging and exciting fashion; and
• Ability to arrange, coordinate and lead successful events such as careers fairs and outreach opportunities with both internal and external stakeholders.
Completed applications should be accompanied by a covering letter and sent to
Mrs Cath Knowles, HR, Hereford Cathedral School, Old Deanery, The Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG or to c.knowles@herefordcs.com
The closing date for applications is midday 17 January 2022.
The School 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. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Registered charity number 518889
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About Hereford Cathedral School
- Hereford Cathedral School
- Old Deanery, Cathedral Close, Hereford
- Herefordshire
- HR1 2NG
- United Kingdom
Hereford Cathedral School (HCS) is one of the oldest schools in the country and is located in the beautiful surroundings of Hereford Cathedral Close.
A happy, inclusive school with a national reputation for music, sport, and academic achievement, HCS is a co-educational day and boarding school for 745 pupils aged 3-18. In a caring and nurturing environment, every member of the community is both challenged and fulfilled. Pupils at HCS are offered an excellent standard of teaching and individual care and leave the School as well-balanced, confident and considerate young adults ready for the wider world.
It is probable that the School was established at Hereford Cathedral in the 12th century, possibly as early as the 1130s, but little is known over the following centuries. Having been rebuilt in the reign of Edward VI (1547-53), it received considerable emoluments from Queen Elizabeth I in 1583. Its greatest benefactors came in the 17th century when Dean Langford, Roger Philpotts, a former Mayor of Hereford, and Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Somerset, gave sizeable bequests to the School for the foundation of scholarships. When Charles I granted new statutes to the Cathedral in 1637, the School’s endowment was also increased by the grant of a house and garden for the Headmaster. By 1762 a new schoolroom 80 feet long and 40 feet broad, with windows overlooking the palace yard, had been completed to the south-west of the Cathedral on the site of the old building.
The period from the late 19th to the early 21st century has seen a remarkable growth in pupil numbers – from under 100 boys to more than 745 boys and girls (from 3 to 18 years) and a corresponding increase in staff; an expansion in the number of sites from the one in School Yard to seven around the Close and in Castle Street; the adoption of co-education in 1970; the integration of the Cathedral Preparatory School (now Hereford Cathedral Junior School, founded in 1898 and moved to its present site in 1925); and the development of purpose-built facilities (including most recently a new sports hall) and the School’s playing fields at Wyeside.
HCS proudly reintroduced boarding in April 2019 following months of renovations on a former country house hotel. Wilmot House currently offers 29 students the benefits of an outstanding education and the friendly culture of a traditional British school.
Looking to the future, there are plans in place to expand the School’s boarding provision as well as discussions at an advanced stage to launch the first Hereford Cathedral School overseas.
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