Direction Room Co-ordinator

Wright Robinson; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Wright Robinson College is seeking a Direction Room Co-ordinator for a full-time, term-time only position. This role involves managing the Direction Room and ensuring students are well-supervised, contributing positively to their behavior and academic journey. The college values staff development and offers comprehensive benefits, including gym access and free parking.

Benefits

Access to on-site gym and pool

BUPA Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Support for staff well-being activities

Qualifications

• Experience in educational or pastoral roles is desirable.
• Ability to promote positive behavior and manage diverse student needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Direction Room.
• Ensure effective supervision and promote positive student behavior.
• Contribute to the pastoral system of the college.

Job description

Grade: Grade 6 – £32,115 – £35,235 (Actual Salary term-time only £26,915 - £29,529)

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: Full time (35 hours per week). Permanent. Term-time only

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within our pastoral team as Direction Room Co-ordinator. The core purpose of the role is to manage the day to day running of the Direction Room, ensuring that students are effectively supervised and that high standards of behaviour are achieved in a calm and positive working environment, promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviours to students. This is a key position in a supportive and forward-thinking college offering the opportunity to contribute to our pastoral system and make a substantial difference to the lives of young people in the local area.

Wright Robinson College has been chosen as one of the UK'sBest Places to Work 2024. The Sunday Times has revealed theBest Places to Workin the UK for 2024. This nationwide workplace survey honours and celebrates Britain's top employers and acknowledges the best workplaces for women, LGBTQIA+ community, disabled employees, ethnic minorities, younger and older workers, and wellbeing. Wright Robinson College is the only high school in the UK to be named as a Times Best Place to Work 2024.

Wright Robinson College has been an ‘Outstanding School’ in every area of the Ofsted Inspection Framework since 2016 and we were immensely proud that our continued ‘Outstanding’ status was confirmed again in our October 2021 inspection under the new framework. We are fully committed to continuing to further raise academic standards and attainment, across an academic curriculum.

We are committed to staff development and if you join our team you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning. As well as offering you a competitive salary,and access to our BUPA Employee Assistance Programme,you will be provided with free access to on-site gym and pool facilities, a range of activities designed to support staff well-being and free on-site parking. Located one mile from the city centre, on the east side of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links. To read more about our employee benefits, please follow the link below:https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Employee-benefits/

Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms Ward, Director of HR on 0161 370 5121.

For further information on the position, to see what our staff have to say about working for us please follow the link below:https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Vacancies-Non-Teaching/

Apply by: 9:00am on Friday 4th July 2025

How to Apply:

Please provide the contact details of your current Headteacher as one of your referees where possible.

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All applications should be made via the TES website. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Statement on Safeguarding

Wright Robinson College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employment offers are made subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. When appointing new staff, we will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to provide any information that would deem them unsuitable to work with children.

Online checks for shortlisted candidates

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