We have an exciting opportunity for a friendly and enthusiastic Assistant Head of Year‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ to join the team at Didsbury High School. Within this role you will assist in the management of the year group including pastoral support, achievement, attendance, attainment/progress, behavioural issues and intervention and child protection matters. Furthermore, you will establish positive relationships with parents, staff and outside agencies in line with the school’s vision and values.

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 + 5 days Term Time Only 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 some personnel management duties including instructing and training their year-group Form Tutors
• Work with identified groups of students including SEND with regard to progress, engagement and achievement. 

Key Skills & Experience

• Sound educational background including GCSE’s in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent 
• Evidence of work with children/young people and involvement with parents would be advantageous 
• Ideally possess prior experience within a similar role 

To learn more about what the Trust offer, including our wide range of employee benefits and access to further professional learning, visit our Careers page. At the Laurus Trust, we value the significance of a healthy work/life balance for our employees.  Achieving a better balance can boost motivation and morale, lower stress levels, enhance performance and productivity, and make job opportunities more inclusive. Whenever feasible, we are committed to offering flexible arrangements from the very start, which could include options like part-time roles, term-time working, Job-sharing and compressed hours.

To complete an application form please click ‘Fast Apply’. A full application must be submitted as CV’s will unfortunately not be accepted in line with our safer recruitment process.

Closing date: Monday 11th November at 9am. 

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.