Year Leader

Job Title: Year Leader
Location: St Mary's Catholic College
Responsible To: Assistant Headteacher
Salary Grade: Band H, scale point 25-28 £35,235 - £37,938 (£31,033 - £33,414 actual)
Contract: This is a full-time, fixed term position for 2 years, term time. This post is 37.5 hours a week, Monday-Friday 08:00-16:00 (including half hour lunch break). With a view to go permanent
Start Date: 22nd April 2025
Closing Date: 2nd April 2025 at 12.00PM

 

We are looking to appoint a Year Leader to lead an agreed year group with responsibility for the oversight of pupils including tracking their academic progress, behaviour, attendance and punctuality. Your holistic knowledge of each pupil will enable you to support pupils in their learning, including implementing personalised programmes of pastoral intervention to support them in achieving their aims and objectives.

The postholder will be expected to contribute to the review of the agreed college improvement priorities and the success in meeting annual targets, and leading strategies in relation to attendance, punctuality and behaviour.

St Mary's Catholic College is proud to be part of the Holy Family Multi Academy Trust where we strive to develop individual excellence, embrace opportunities and build strong communities with Gospel Values at the heart.

We are looking for people to:

Be a good role model for pupils including; respect, courtesy, good manners and demonstrating how such behaviours contribute to school life, relationships, adult life and work.
Build effective working relationships with pupils, teams of staff and parents to ensure every pupil is given the opportunity to be successful.
Work closely with pupils, parents and staff to remove barriers to learning progress to support the development of high standards in all aspects of pupil behaviour and attitude.
Monitor and review behaviour within the year group, using the electronic data systems, and where necessary take appropriate action in line with the school's behaviour policy.
To be responsible for the maintenance of good order and discipline at all times and to determine measures for the promotion among pupils of good behaviour and self-discipline within the year group.

We offer:

A unique opportunity to work for a MAT which includes the lead school for Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub and a cutting edge Teaching School Hub.
Mentoring and high level training Encouragement to develop your career with excellent promotion opportunities and opportunities to engage in system leadership
A caring environment with well-being and work/life balance at its core.
Inclusion in whole school and MAT teams - working together to achieve ambitious outcomes whilst valuing every individual's contribution
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability,
marital status, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or pregnancy/maternity. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding the young people in our care, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please download an application form and job description from the vacancies area of our website
http://www.stmaryswallasey.com Completed Application Form and covering letter to be returned to the Headteacher, Mr K Maddocks via recruitment@hfcmat.com

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date, so please apply as soon as you can.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.