Job Description
Deputy Head of Year Wellbeing (support staff pastoral role)
Are you passionate for every child to achieve beyond what they might previously have believed possible?
Are you relentless in your drive for the highest of expectations for all, and the highest outcomes for all?
The Deputy Head of Year (DHOY) Wellbeing is a key point of contact for all matters relating to students within the Year. The post holder is responsible for the management of students and administration of the various systems and procedures relating to student welfare and well-being. The post holder works under the supervision of the Head of Year.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, driven and committed Deputy Head of Year to work as a fulltime member of the pastoral leadership team. The successful candidate will work as part of the leadership team for a Year Group, alongside the Deputy Head of Year: Progress.
High quality pastoral provision is key to everything we strive to achieve King’s Academy Brune Park. We know that Progress and Wellbeing are interdependent so the expectation is that the successful candidate will need to be a strong team player, able to take a holistic view of what wellbeing means for different young people.
This role requires the ability to work collaboratively with other teams both within the School and beyond. You need to be a creative thinker who never settles for less than the best for our young people. Robust relationships are a key part of this role. You need to be able to hold young people accountable without judgement. Strong administrative skills are also vital.
We look forward to receiving your application for this exciting opportunity. Please register and complete an application to apply.
About King's Academy Brune Park
King's Academy Brune Park is a vibrant new school, committed to providing an exceptional education for all students. We are absolutely dedicated to achieving a 'Good' outcome in our first Ofsted inspection and to fostering high aspirations and academic attainment for every learner. We believe to succeed we must take risks. Providing a supportive but challenging environment to staff and students is vital. However, we also hold that we are only as strong as our weakest member and so share a collective responsibility for success, as well as preventing failure.
Benefits of joining King's Academy Group
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Collaborative and supportive working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Be part of a growing and ambitious school within a successful academy trust
To find out more about the benefits of working at KGA, please visit https://www.kingsacademies.uk/
Where a role receives a high volume of applicants, we may need to occasionally close a vacancy before the published closing date of the advert. Interviews may be arranged as suitable applications are received.
Any offer of employment will be conditional on receipt of; Proof of right to work in the UK / Satisfactory references / Pre employment medical check / Clear enhanced DBS check
King’s Group Academies pursues a policy of equality of opportunity. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups
Safeguarding statement
King’s Group Academies is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
A ‘prohibition from teaching’ check will be completed for all shortlisted teaching candidates including those applying for a teaching assistant / Cover Supervisor / Other work deemed directly involved with pupils where it is indicated that they have qualified teacher status or have previously worked as a teacher. We will also consider carrying out an online search as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates as recommended by KCSiE.
All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks.
It is a criminal offence to apply for or accept a position (paid or unpaid) working with children if you are excluded from such work by virtue of a court order or exclusion by the DBS. Although a criminal record involving offences against children is likely to debar you from appointment of this type of post, the existence of other criminal convictions will not necessarily be a bar to employment.