Assistant Head of Year and Cover Supervisor

Teaching Vacancies; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bay Leadership Academy in Morecambe is seeking an Assistant Head of Year and Cover Supervisor to support pastoral care and student welfare. You will help maintain a caring learning environment, manage year groups, and coordinate cover across the school with strong organisational skills.

The role requires experience with young people in education, excellent communication, and the ability to build positive relationships with students and staff while contributing to safeguarding and inclusive

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• Ability to speak in front of large groups of students and small groups of staff.

Skills

Pastoral care experience

Strong communication skills

Engage with students

Collaborate with staff

Education

GCSEs: 5 A*-C including English & Maths

Job description

Assistant Head of Year and Cover Supervisor

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we're looking for

We're looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners' welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• 5 A*- Cs at GCSE including English and Maths.
• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• The ability to speak in front of large groups of students and small groups of staff.

What the school offers its staff

About Bay Leadership Academy

Bay Leadership Academy is a secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds in Morecambe. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

The school was rated 'good' in all four areas of the inspection framework during its inspection in October 2022.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust