Role: Assistant Head of Key Stage Three
Location: Somervale School
Start Date: As soon as possible
Hours: Term Time Only plus 5 Inset Days
37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm and Friday 8am - 3.30pm
Salary: Grade 5, Scale 11 - 17
(FTE £27,269 - £30,060 per annum) Actual Salary £23,428 - £25,826 per annum
Are you passionate about supporting young people to be successful and happy during their time at secondary school? Would you like to know that every day you are making a difference to not only their emotional well being but also their life chances later in life?
We are looking to appoint an organised, empathic and self motivated Assistant Head of Key Stage to become a key member in our fantastic Pastoral Team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To support the Heads of Year 7/8/9
- To work with the tutor teams in Key Stage Three on a daily basis to monitor attendance and behaviour
- To be a key point of contact for parents/carers in relation to student welfare, behaviour and barriers to learning
- To act to safeguard the welfare of all students in the school
- To be a trusted adult for all students within the key stage -to share in their successes and to be a supportive figures during challenging times
About Somervale School:
Somervale School is a very popular, high-achieving, 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school situated in Midsomer Norton, on the outskirts of Bath and on the edge of Somerset. The school occupies a large, attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist accommodation and facilities. We are part of the Midsomer Norton School Partnership, a large highly successful multi-academy trust.
We place our students at the heart of everything we do. We believe in working hard, being kind, and enjoying learning. The school received its third judgement of Good by Ofsted in June 2022, and its high-quality academic curriculum and excellent student engagement and pastoral care were noted.
Why Join Us?
There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.
We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Closing date for Vacancy: 9am, Thursday 24th April 2025
Provisional date for Interview: Week Commencing: 28th April 2025
Somervale Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
