Year Leader

King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Year Leader. The role is to provide pastoral welfare to a designated group of students ensuring effective communication with the families of these students in an effort to engage them as key stakeholders in their child’s educational experience.

It is expected that the appointed Year Leader will be hard working, resilient and help to foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our students. Your experience of pastoral care will place our students welfare at the core of the school.

Specific responsibilities:

● To share and uphold the beliefs of King’s Leadership Academy by espousing the ASPIRE values through your role.

● To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to succeed and reach their potential.

● To implement proactive intervention to enable every student to succeed.

● To assist the Form Tutor, Head of House and Head of Pastoral in developing the personal and social development of all students within the Year group.

● To work with the other members of the pastoral team and the Mill Tutors in the development of this aspect of their role, especially the newly qualified and newly appointed members of the team.

● To ensure that students in their year group follow the school uniform policy at all times. ● To liaise with families and work alongside the Attendance Lead and the Head of Pastoral to encourage high levels of attendance and support any actions necessary to drive improvement.

● To complete home visits where required to support families regarding attendance.

● To assist in the monitoring of the effectiveness of student learning in relation to their attainment potential and working closely with underachievers.

● To work with the Head of Pastoral / Heads of House and the Form Tutors within the year group in promoting good relationships with parents/carers.

● To ensure that all student behaviour logs are kept up to date and appropriate action is taken as and when required To adhere to the Academy behavioural system appropriately. ● To liaise with parents/carers and staff on student behaviour and welfare matters keeping them informed regarding disciplinary issues and actions.

● To take responsibilities in conjunction with other pastoral colleagues for supervising after school detentions and other sanctions as appropriate.

● To coordinate and support the after-school detention system.

● To actively support the school rewards and behaviour system.

● To carry out student supervision duties as per the duty rota.

● To attend Parent’s Consultation Evenings and other after school events as appropriate. ● To attend TAC team and SLT meetings, taking minutes when necessary, supporting the Head of Pastoral or Head of House.

● To attend meetings and work with outside agencies where appropriate.

● To ensure that all safeguarding logs are updated, and appropriate action is taken where required.

● To provide mentoring services for students with regards to safeguarding, wellbeing and behavioural matters.

● To undertake any other duties as might properly be negotiated with the Head of Pastoral, Head of House or Principal at any time.