Head of Year

Waverley Education Foundation Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Waverley Education Foundation Trust invites applications for the Head of Year at Waverley School in Birmingham. This full-time, term-time role with banked hours (41.52 per week) offers a salary grade 4 (£35,570–£43,149) and starts ASAP.

The post supports pupils aged 4–19 and requires strong pastoral leadership. You will lead the pastoral care for a year group, ensure attendance, punctuality and behaviour standards, and communicate effectively with pupils, staff and external agencies.

Qualifications

• Effective communication with pupils, teachers and external agencies.
• GCSE English A*-C or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pastoral care of a year group to help pupils reach their potential.
• Maintain high standards of attendance, punctuality and behaviour.
• Communicate effectively with pupils, teachers and external agencies as required.

Education

GCSE English A*-C

Job description

WAVERLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRUST

Waverley School

Yardley Green Road

Bordesley Green

Birmingham

B9 5QA

Head of Year

Salary grade 4 £35,570- £43,149

(Full Time, Term Time only + Banked Hours 41.52 per week)

Start Date: ASAP

Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 pupils on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Waverley School is an all through school for pupils aged 4-19. It also has a Resource Base for pupils with cognition and learning difficulties. In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. The secondary phase of Waverley School has 1174 pupils including those in the Sixth Form. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.

Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.

“Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Head of Year. This is an exciting time to join Waverley School as we seek to expand our existing pastoral team.

Working with the Achievement Co-ordinator responsible for the key stage, the Head of Year will lead the pastoral care of a year group in order to achieve their full potential. To ensure high standards of attendance, punctuality, and behaviour of a specific year group. All applicants must be able to communicate effectively with pupils, teachers and external agencies as required. All applicants must also have the relevant qualifications and A* - C GCSE in English or equivalent.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking to further their experience and contribute to the positive achievement of our children.

The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.

Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

• Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check online with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”
• All successful applicants/candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

We welcome informal visits to the school.

Closing date: Sunday 01 November at 10:00AM.