Stantonbury School is looking to appoint an Assistant Head of Year. The role complements the work of teaching staff by upholding the ethos of the school to create a positive and supportive culture of achievement so that students can develop academically, emotionally and socially.
This role is term time only. The salary is the FTE and will be pro rata.
Key Responsibilities
Under the direction of the DSL and Head of Year, the postholder works with students in a nominated year group to promote good attendance, presentation, punctuality and behaviour through work with parents, teachers and outside agencies. S/he has a key role to play in improving pupil attendance and attitude to learning through regular monitoring of data and home links. There is a general expectation that the postholder will move through the key stage with the nominated year group, but deployment is reviewed annually or more frequently as required.
Student, Parents and Families
- Monitor and intervene to ensure high standards of behaviour and good attitudes to learning:
- Active supervision of students at the start/end of the day, lesson changeover and nominated break and lunch times.
- Positive feedback on good behaviour to students and tutor groups
- Give support through targeted intervention for students to set and maintain high expectations of behaviour.
- Meet with parents and school staff as required, prepare and review impact of Pastoral Support Plans for students at risk of disengagement or where attendance/behaviour is a barrier to academic success.
- Liaise with the Progress Centre, Inclusion Centre and/or other agencies to ensure more complex student needs are identified and met.
- Manage, deliver and develop the Restorative Justice approach.
- Support development and delivery of intensive Behaviour Improvement Programmes, including systematic monitoring of behaviour reports.
- Investigate and document incidents of poor behaviour in line with policy and, where appropriate, recommend school detention or higher-level sanctions,
- Monitor the behaviour of students who are placed in seclusion.
- Make sure a programme of work is provided for excluded students, attend readmission meetings and coordinate action agreed.
- Participate in Student Services’ late rota, and gate duty as required.
- Weekly check to ensure all absence is followed up by tutors.
- Follow up on late students and sanction as per policy.
- Direct work with students and parents, including home visits, where appropriate.
- Weekly monitoring and reporting of attendance as part of the School Attendance Team.
- Refer students/families to the School Attendance Panel, prepare documentation and attend meetings as required.
- Be adequately informed to work with students on matters related to health, fitness and personal development and welfare e.g. anti-smoking.
Documentation
- Prepare weekly attendance reports.
- Keep up to date case notes detailing work with students and families.
- Monitor and keep under review pastoral support plans with relevant staff.
- Support the preparation of alternative referrals.
- Assist in the preparation of exclusion forms and letters.
- Assist in the preparation of written internal and external communication and maintain appropriate records.
Tutorial
- Support with tutorial activities.
- Organise replacements for absent tutors.
- Arrange visits by outside agencies.
Procedures
- Oversee procedures for dealing with lateness and absence.
- Organise collection and delivery of work for excluded students.
- Manage the implementation of behaviour reporting systems with guidance from the Management Team.
Liaison
- Liaise as appropriate with: Outside agencies; alternative providers; SEN; teaching and support staff, other professionals and parents.
- Attend multi-agency meetings.
- Disseminate information/advice to teaching and other staff on managing student behaviour. To offer support where needed.
- Attend organised parent’s meetings and be available for appointments.
- Attend and contribute to relevant Key Stage and school meetings.
Other
- Produce/maintain high-quality year-based display work
- Act as a first aider and/or fire warden when suitably trained.
- Supervise students as part of the school rota for student supervision.
- To include attendance at parent’s evenings and specific training as required
- Assist with the organisation of and take part in visits and student social events.
- The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character or the level of responsibility entailed.
- This job description will be reviewed from time to time as this post develops.
General Responsibilities
So far as is reasonably practicable, the postholder must:
- Give safeguarding and safety the highest priority: ensure that safe working practices are adopted by employees and in premises/work areas for which the post holder is responsible, in order to maintain a safe working environment for employees and service users. These are defined in the School Health & Safety Policy, departmental polices and codes of practice.
- Work in compliance with the Codes of Conduct, regulations and polices of the school and its commitments to equal opportunities.
- Ensure that output and quality of work is of a high standard and complies with current legislation/standards.
Pay: From £29,539.56 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
