Assistant Head (Staffing & Timetabling)

We are seeking an outstanding leader to join a supportive and committed Senior Leadership Team. They will be a natural problem-solver, with a keen eye for detail and an ability to think and act strategically: the ability to look at the ‘bigger picture’, as well as minutiae, is essential.

The successful candidate will be a capable and confident communicator and be able to develop relationships with teaching colleagues and a range of other stakeholders, in school and out.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will be a team player, set a high standard of professional conduct, and ensure that all College organisation and administration runs smoothly.

They will ensure that staff are positive and fulfilled, and our children learn and are happy in a safe environment. 

We will look to close the vacancy and confirm the appointment as soon as we have found the right person to join our team, therefore early applications are encouraged. 

Teaching at Worksop College

• Autonomy for teachers and, significantly, for Heads of Departments

• Confident, forward-looking management and Governors

Pastoral care

In addition to the academic role, every teacher at Worksop is expected to contribute fully to the wider aspects of education. Worksop College is renowned for the quality of its pastoral care and all teachers are attached to one of the eight boarding or day houses.

Extra-curricular

All members of staff at Worksop are expected to play a full part in extra-curricular activities. These embrace a full range of sports, music, societies, expeditions, drama, many forms of art and technology, CCF, voluntary service, and a wide range of hobbies.

The Role

• Build the Academic Timetable at the College 
• Responsibility for arranging the option process for relevant year groups.
• Responsibility for all in-year timetable changes, including the creation of new pupil timetables.
• Responsibility for allocation of staff cover.
• Organising duty rotas
•  Overseeing the College’s on-line Calendar, with administrative support from the Database Officer
• Create timetables for Internal Exams and Mock Exams.
•  Co-ordinate setting, with relevant HoDs.
•  Organisation, with relevant staff, of whole school events such as Prize-giving and Chapel events.
• To oversee the load of all staff to ensure, as much as possible, there is fairness in expectations.
• With the Assistant Head (Co-Curricular and Sport), co-ordinate staffing whilst ensuring fair loading.
• Being a proactive member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), which will include attending and supporting meetings; supporting and working closely with the Headmaster and other senior colleagues; complete weekly evening, weekend (on a rota) and holiday on-call (on a rota) duties in school.
• Be available during the Summer Holiday (dates TBC with the successful candidate) for Timetable rollover.
• Attend Middle Leadership Strategy and Academic Meetings.

As a teacher:

•  Promote resilience, adaptability, and independence through teaching.
• Teach engaging and motivating lessons informed by high expectations of students and designed to raise levels of attainment.
• Teach challenging, well-organised lessons and sequences of lessons across the age and ability range they teach.
• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of their specialism as an academic subject, including the contribution that their subjects can make to cross-curricular learning.
• Contribute to schemes of work at all levels.
• Participate fully in the school’s appraisal system and actively seek opportunities to further professional development.

This job description is non-exhaustive and is subject to regular review and amended in line with the needs of the College.

Qualifications and Attributes

The ideal candidate will:

• have substantial experience in academic and/or pastoral management & leadership, with a proven track record of excellence.
• have relevant experience of timetabling, setting and school organisation.
• have experience of / an understanding of life in a busy boarding school.
• be proficient in the use of ICT, with an understanding of Microsoft 365, iSams, and timetabling software.
• be able to deliver inspiring and exciting lessons across all key stages.
• demonstrate a willingness to participate in the wider life and Christian traditions of the College.

Health and Safety

The School is committed to ensuring the Health and Safety of all who learn, work, live and visit the School. You must take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by your activities. All safety instructions must be obeyed, and the required training undertaken. All accidents and near misses must be reported and recorded within the Accident Book available on both sites.

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.

Disclosures

We will appoint, train, develop and promote based on merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record, which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.

 The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children

 Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.