Head of Year (and teacher of a KS3-4 subject)
Oakbank School
Wokingham
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 17/04/2023
- Apply by:
- 20 December 2022
Job overview
Oakbank school is expanding and, as a result, we are looking to recruit an ambitious, enthusiastic, and talented, Head of Year to support with our growing student population.
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is passionate about pastoral support and who believes that every child can succeed given the right support and encouragement. The post holder will work with a designated year group (to be confirmed on appointment) and will be responsible for ensuring the behaviour, progress, attendance, and punctuality of all students within that year is excellent.
You will work within a pastoral team which includes several other Head of Years, two Pastoral Support Officers and two Assistant Headteachers. You will be directly line managed by one of the two Assistant Headteachers.
Oakbank school is a thriving school and, although is smaller than many secondary schools, offers a wide range of CPD, training and development opportunities to our staff.
The school is located in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Reading and is in easy reach of the East and West M4 corridor via junction 11 and the A33 South to Basingstoke.
If you feel you have the skills and desire to become a member of our wonderful school community, we would welcome and application from you.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK and have qualified teacher status.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.
Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.
Attached documents
About Oakbank School
- Oakbank School
- Hyde End Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG7 1ER
- United Kingdom
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Our students are at the heart of the school, and we are immensely proud of their achievements and of the great opportunities our school has to offer them. We are an ambitious and successful community, where all students are supported, valued, and provided with everything they need to thrive.
Our dedicated and inspirational teaching staff are committed to ensuring Oakbank students leave prepared for the world ahead of them, with excellent examination results and with all the skills they need to succeed in the next stage of their education.
We are a truly caring and supportive school community in which every student is accepted and loved and where all students are encouraged to celebrate what makes them unique. We aim to provide the very best environment for success and our consistently high expectations drive Oakbank students to achieve personal excellence in all they do.
We are incredibly proud of our wonderful school community. We have made great strides in recent times to become a highly successful school and we will not rest in our ambition of being the best that we possibly can be.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, suitable references, and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection of employees are trained in safer recruitment, and all our staff and volunteers undertake Child Protection training.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing wellbeing and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
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