HEAD OF YEAR – (NON-TEACHING)

WMJobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD courses

Laptop provided

Pension scheme

Parking on site

Cycle to work

Rewards scheme

Job summary

Hodge Hill Girls School is seeking an inspirational Head of Year to lead our pastoral team and support the academic, personal and emotional development of girls. The role focuses on welfare, attendance and behaviour for the year group, with a collaborative approach involving parents, carers and staff.

The successful candidate will work within term-time hours, on a 36.50 hours/week schedule, on a one-year fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in pastoral or student-support roles within a secondary school.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, parents and carers.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral leadership for the year group and oversee welfare, attendance, behaviour and personal development.
• Collaborate with students, parents, teachers and the pastoral team to foster a positive environment.
• Use data to identify students needing additional support or intervention.

Job description

GRADE 4 £35,412 - £44,075 (pro rata) “Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review” by the salary/Grade

Hodge Hill Girls School,

• ONE-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT
• IN THE FIRST INSTANCE
• 36.50 HOURS PER WEEK
• TERM TIME ONLY (PLUS TWO WEEKS)
• HOURS OF WORK: 8.15am - 4.05pm
• GRADE 4 £35,412 - £44,075 (pro rata) “Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review” by the salary/Grade
• START DATE: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Are you an enthusiastic, committed and inspirational pastoral leader who is passionate about helping young people thrive? We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of Year to join our dedicated pastoral team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious professional who is committed to supporting the academic, personal and emotional development of girls and ensuring that every student has the opportunity to achieve her full potential.

As Head of Year, you will provide strong pastoral leadership and be responsible for the day-to-day welfare, progress, attendance, behaviour and personal development of students within your year group. You will work closely with students, parents and carers, teaching staff and the wider pastoral team to create a positive, inclusive and supportive environment in which every student can succeed.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have high professional standards, a strong work ethic and is resilient.
• Has a strong commitment to improving outcomes and opportunities for young people. Has experience of working in a pastoral or student-support role within a secondary school.
• Can build positive, trusting relationships with students and communicate effectively with parents and carers.
• Has high expectations of behaviour, attendance, achievement and personal development. Is organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities effectively. Can use data and information to identify students who may require additional support or intervention.
• Is confident in dealing with challenging situations and supporting students through difficult circumstances.
• Works collaboratively and is committed to contributing positively to the wider life of the school.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pastoral professional or an ambitious colleague looking to take the next step in their career.

If you are passionate about empowering girls, raising aspirations and helping every student to reach their potential, we would love to hear from you.

In return, we can offer you:

• A high performing and ambitious working environment.
• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first.
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team.
• Access to a wide range of CPD courses.
• Use of a school laptop.
• Access to the local government pension scheme.
• 24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
• Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities.
• A well-equipped staffroom.
• Free on-site car parking.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Birmingham City Council reward scheme.

Found in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a thriving secondary girl’s school with strong community roots and values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating tomorrow's women today".

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two appropriate references in line with all of our statutory safe recruitment procedures.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand.