Assistant Head of Year

**Post**: Assistant Head of Year

**Location**: Fulford School

**Salary**: Grade 7 - based on full-time equivalent of £29,230 - £31,391p.a.

**Actual Annual Salary**: £26,307 - £28,251 - term time only, plus 2 weeks

**Contract**: Full time, Permanent - 37 hours per week

**Start date**: ASAP

**Description**:
Working in a large secondary school in this important pastoral role you will work alongside the Head of Year, and other members of the pastoral team to promote positive learning behaviour with students.

**Duties include**:

- To respond to immediate student concerns clarifying the situation for the Senior Leader/Heads of Year and to make decisions on the use of lower level sanctions where appropriate.
- Within the core team and with liaison with the appropriate staff, draw up and implement a range of preventative strategies for students with organisational and behavioural difficulties e.g., anger management, mentoring, attendance workshops or other related sessions to promote positive learning behaviour within the scope of the post.
- Publicise the achievements of your year group. Collation of articles for the monthly newsletter and update Year Group notice boards and website pages.
- Prepare data and reports for Heads of year as required.
- To liaise with external agencies where directed and to attend relevant meetings with them and/or parents as appropriate.
- To act as a point of contact with parents and to maintain regular contact with them to encourage parental involvement in their child’s education.
- To contribute to various other strategies as required, e.g. IEPs, PSP, MSPs etc. in liaison with the relevant staff and/or relevant member of SLT. - To refer upwards those issues that may need the guidance/involvement of outside agencies to the Head of Year, Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Head or Headteacher.
- To intervene at an early stage, in liaison with appropriate staff, to support students showing signs of disengagement, absenteeism, underachievement and social exclusion
- Liaise with attendance lead for pupils in your year group.
- To take a proactive approach towards managing your own work and caseload.
- The post holder will be expected to maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality, including handling sensitive information, in line with data protection policies.

**We are looking for**:

- an individual with excellent administrative support experience
- a team player who will be skilled in dealing with student behaviour, student welfare and attendance
- an individual who can support the organisation of Key Stage events, trips and other enrichment activities
- an enthusiastic, approachable individual who has successful experience of motivating, coaching and encouraging students to achieve more

**We can offer you**:

- Term time only working (plus 2 weeks)
- Monday - Friday (No weekends)
- Competitive local government pension scheme
- 24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme
- An inclusive and collaborative leadership team
- One of the most rewarding careers, changing the lives of the students in our School

**About us**:
You have the chance to work in one of the high-performing schools in the region - we enjoy consistently high levels of parental satisfaction and positive student feedback / engagement which, along with over 170 highly motivated colleagues and excellent leadership at all levels, provides a fertile environment for you to develop within.

You will be joining a highly successful, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with 1600 students in the school including over 300 in the sixth form and a Trust with three primary schools, one junior school and one infant school.

The Fulford School motto of ‘Realising potential and creating the future’ is reflected in our commitment to maximising the personal development and achievement of all those in our school community. These values also run through the work of our Multi Academy Trust. We offer a supportive environment, competitive salary with excellent employee benefits including access to a salary-related defined pension scheme.

**Our commitment to equality**:
Fulford School is committed to promoting equality for all students and employees. Every individual will be treated with courtesy and respect and their contribution to the learning process will be valued.

**Safeguarding**:
The South York Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We strive to ensure that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We will require successful applicants to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS.

Applicants are asked to provide full employment history and any gaps in employment will be explored at interview.

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