Deputy Head of Year – Landau Forte College Derby

Role Overview & Responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic non-teacher to work across year 7. Alongside the Heads of Year, the successful candidates will play a key role in the progress and achievement of all students. The main role of the Deputy Head of Year is to work collaboratively with and in support of Heads of Year, Senior Leaders and the Student Support Team to provide comprehensive care, support and guidance for students in Year groups in order to ensure they meet the school’s high expectations of attitudes to learning, behaviour and attainment.

The type of people we are looking for are likely to possess infectious enthusiasm, a reliable and highly organised individual, who can multi-task, with a professional and friendly disposition. They will be resilient, driven, determined, and ambitious.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a leading educational organisation at the cutting edge of educational development.

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Complimentary gym membership

Landau Forte College Derby

We are a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed 11 – 19 College with a strong record of success across all aspects of its work. In May 2014 we were accredited as a School Centre for Teacher Training by the National College for Teaching and Leadership. In February 2015 we were designated as a Teaching School and the College is a local, regional and national hub for professional development.

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.

The local area

Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great history. The College is located just a few minutes’ walk away from Derby city centre.

Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.

Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25

London is 90 minutes away by train

East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away

Person specification

The successful candidate will have:

Specific

Skills and Abilities

A creative, hard-working, lateral thinker

Excellent personal organisational skills

at least 5 GCSE qualifications at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics

Experience of working in a school environment and/or with young people

The ability to motivate students and a desire to make a positive contribution to their education

The ability to manage challenging behaviour in line with the school policy

The ability to build positive relationships with all young people and their families

Job description

Duties for this job will include (but are not limited to):

To support the Heads of Year in taking responsibility for the pastoral welfare of the students in Year 7

To guide and support students to safely and successfully manage face to face and on line relationships with peers

To be proactive in the implementation of the anti-bullying policy in conjunction with the Executive Team;

Be available to counsel and support individuals and groups of students;

to act as a link person between home and school;

To help to organise and administer appropriate rewards and sanctions

Work with the Landau Forte Parliament and encourage student participation

To liaise and seek involvement as appropriate from parents / carers, teachers, Student support Team and external agencies in relation to the welfare of individual students

Contribute as required to parents’ evenings, staff meetings, gatherings, celebration evenings and other activities as associated with particular Year 7 groups

Review student behaviour by analysing monitoring data

Where necessary provide support for teaching staff on behavioural issues

Monitor student attendance, punctuality, positive and negative behaviour in line with the school’s policies and ensure that appropriate action is taken when required.

Promote the aims of the school and support the school ethos

Lead by example, setting high expectations for all

Create a positive climate where students aspire to be the best that they can be and believe in themselves

Work alongside members of the leadership team and the Student Support Team to ensure the delivery and on-going development of the pastoral system.

To monitor students on the school site during lunchtime.

Monitoring of students after school as required, supporting with catch ups and extracurricular activities.

To be familiar and comply with all relevant Health and Safety, Management of Risk, Operational, Personal, Data Protection and Financial Regulations policies and procedures.

To ensure the duties and responsibilities are carried out in a safe manner and safe working practices are adopted, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974.

To ensure equality of opportunity is afforded to all persons both internal and external to the school, actively seeking to eliminate any direct or indirect discriminatory practices/behaviour

To understand and comply with procedures for the emergency evacuation of the school.

To work in a flexible manner undertaking any reasonable duties commensurate within the range and grade of the post, or indeed lesser duties as directed and whether detailed within this profile or not, but as required by the Academy to enable students to achieve.

To carry out other duties and responsibilities requested

Any other appropriate duties and responsibilities relevant to the post as directed by the Chief Executive Officer, Principal, Vice Principals, or Assistant Principals.