Assistant Head of Year

POST: Assistant Head of Year

Term time only 33.92 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

SALARY: Grade F SCP 12-19 £27711- £31067 per annum (pro-rata)

START DATE: January 2025

Maghull High School is part of the Southport Learning Trust family of schools. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and adaptable individual to join our highly effective pastoral team. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Pastoral Support Team for a year group, working with the Head of Year and Tutors to support all aspects of students’ progress and to supervise a prepared lesson in the absence of a class teacher, ensuring that in doing so the students’ learning and development is continued and maintained.

You must be versatile and flexible and have experience of working with children, be confident and possess good interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months.

Qualified teacher status is not required for this role, although applicants with this status are welcome to apply.

For any enquiries about the post please contact Miss N Bowen at bowenn@maghullhigh.com or telephone: 0151 527 3961.

For further information and application pack please visit www.maghullhigh.com

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON THE MAGHULL HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM – CVs MAY ONLY BE USED AS A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT.

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 5 December 2024, 9am

INTERVIEWS TO BE HELD: Week Commencing 9 December 2024

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

ENHANCED DISCLOSURE

Southport Learning Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the

Ministry of Justice website, which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at interview.

A copy of our child protection and safeguarding policy can be found on our website

https://www.maghullhigh.com/safeguarding/