Head of Year

Are you the right person to work with our fantastic students and staff? Can you demonstrate the ‘E Pluribus Unum’ Spirit by modelling kindness, respect and ambition to the school community? Have you got first class interpersonal skills? At Burscough Priory Academy, we are committed to the academic and personal development, social and emotional well-being of every one of our students and as a result, we are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, team player who will join us in the position of Head of Year. 

The main purpose of this role is to monitor, track and support all students which will in turn contribute to raising levels of achievement for students at our school. As a Head of Year, you will work closely with the Attendance, Behaviour and Progress Leads to track progress and coordinate interventions for our students.

We are looking for someone who is able to:

• Work with and support children of a relevant age
• Form positive, effective and appropriate working relationships/boundaries with young people
• Work effectively as a member of the team, prioritising conflicting demands and managing own workload effectively

They will be expected to:

• Take a lead role on the implementation of the school’s Celebration, Award & Behaviour Procedures
• Work directly with students to provide mentoring and pastoral support to overcome particular obstacles to learning
• Lead on administrative support to the year group(s) you are working with

The School can offer you:

• A caring and supportive school environment
• Delightful children who are keen to learn
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• On-site parking
• 24/7 access to employee wellbeing package
•  Encouragement of further and continued professional development
• Term time only employment which supports long holidays
• Access to a Blue Light Card with thousands of discounts and savings!

We welcome staff who share our commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

This position is full time, permanent and term time plus two weeks (inclusive of 5 inset days)

 37 hours per week. Working Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm & Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please press 'quick apply' and complete our online application form in full along with a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9am on Tuesday 29th October 2024

Interviews are to be held on Wednesday 30th October 2024

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.