Senior Assistant Head of Year

Please apply for this role via North East Jobs using this link – https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Senior_Assistant_Head_of_Year/259598

This role is term time only plus 5 training days

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Assistant Head of Year with experience of working with young people within education to support our Heads of Years to achieve the schools priorities in respect of ensuring improved outcomes for pupils and their families, including improved progress, attendance, punctuality, Behaviour for Learning and Attitudes to learning.

The successful candidate should have:

• Relevant experience of working with children or young people within secondary education or be able to offer evidence of ability to succeed in this role.
• Good understanding and knowledge of strategies to overcome barriers to learning and engagement for young people.
• Excellent ICT skills and a clear understanding of data used to drive school improvement particularly attendance and Behaviour.
• A willingness to constructively challenge the work of self to continually improve.

Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-18 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 28th April 2024.

Apply Now – https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Senior_Assistant_Head_of_Year/259598

School is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.