Head of Year

Nova Education Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Education Trust is seeking a proactive support professional to assist pupils across our schools. The role emphasizes safeguarding, high communication standards, and reliable, calm performance in challenging situations.

You will build strong relationships with staff, pupils and families, work as part of a team, and identify barriers to learning to support positive educational outcomes.

Qualifications

• Five or more GCSEs at A*-C incl. English and Maths or equivalent
• Experience of providing support to young people
• Outstanding communication skills
• Approachable and reliable
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• Ability to establish good working relationships with staff and pupils
• Reliable and punctual
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Assertive, enthusiastic, motivated and committed
• Effective time management skills
• Adaptable approach and ability to handle unanticipated problems
• Ability to prioritise tasks
• Ability to work as part of a team and support others
• Independent and able to use own initiative
• Understanding of children with additional needs – education and pastoral
• Ability to assess and review young people and family circumstances and plan appropriate responses
• Ability to identify barriers to learning and how to overcome them

Skills

Outstanding communication skills

Approachable

Calm under pressure

Reliable and punctual

Safeguarding commitment

Assertive and motivated

Time management

Adaptable

Prioritisation

Team player, willing to support others

Independent, initiative

Understanding of children with special

Education

5+ A*-C including English and Maths or equivalent

Job description

• 5+ A*-Cincluding English and Maths or equivalent
• Experienceof providing support to young people
• Outstandingcommunication skills
• Approachable
• Ability toremain calm in stressful situations
• Ability toestablish good working relationships with staff and pupils
• Reliableand punctual
• Acommitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Assertive,enthusiastic, motivated and committed
• Effectivetime management skills
• Adaptableapproach to work and confidence to respond and deal with unanticipated problems
• Ability toprioritise tasks
• Ability towork effectively as part of a team and willingness to support others
• Capabilityto work independently and use own initiative
• Anunderstanding of children with additional needs – education and pastoral
• Theability to assess and review young people and family circumstances and planappropriate responses
• Ability toidentify potential barriers to learning and how to overcome these