Head of Year

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and committed Head of Year to join the team at Laurus Ryecroft. In this role you will be responsible for establishing positive relationships with parents, staff and outside agencies in line with the schools' vision and values. Furthermore, the successful candidate will work closely with identified groups of students in all year groups with regard to progress, engagement and achievement. If you would like to join our Laurus family in a rewarding role that changes the lives of our pupils by empowering them to become the best that they can be then we would love to hear from you. This position is contracted on a 37 hours per week Term Time only + 2 week basis. This means you will mainly work when the school is open to pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of 37 out of 52 weeks. Job Purpose (For further details on the role, please find the Job Description below)

• Undertake personnel management duties including instructing and training year-group Form Tutors.
• Manage the relevant year group including pastoral support, achievement, attendance, attainment/progress, behavioural issues and intervention and child protection matters.
  
  Sound educational background including GCSE's in Maths and English (A-C) or equivalent
• Recent management experience with people
• Evidence of work with children/young people and involvement with parents would be an advantage