Head of Year (non teaching)

Lichfield Cathedral School is a flourishing co-educational independent school in Staffordshire for ages 2½ to 18. Our school community is based on core values of learning, faith, leadership and service, whose purpose is to educate and inspire young people to become confident, enthusiastic and responsible members of society.

Set in the historic Cathedral Close, we draw upon our substantial heritage to provide an exceptional education. We work hard to provide an imaginative and challenging curriculum that focuses on academic excellence, music, the creative and performing arts, sports and service to the community. We are proud to have created a happy and supportive environment nurturing the talents that each child has within.

Head of Year (non-teaching)

Full time, Term Time Only

September 2024

The main aim of the role is to be a Head of Year for identified year groups, provide support to the Assistant Head and other Heads of Year to promote good Attitude to Learning of students, deal promptly with any conflicts and incidents according to school policies and contribute to the implementation and monitoring of behaviour management within the school. As a Head of Year at Lichfield Cathedral School you will be assisting a strong team who support our pupils' welfare and well-being.

You will liaise with Teaching Staff, Form Tutors, other Heads of Year and the Assistant Head to give the team and the pupils support with any issues. This can vary from the day-to-day, support with any safeguarding issues, behaviour issues or attendance issues. Part of the role will be administrative by nature, but a lot of the time you will be working alongside pupils, ensuring that they are well supported throughout their time at the school.

The hours for the role will be 8:00am to 5:00pm, during term time only.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and reliable individual to take on this newly expanded role. You should ideally have experience in a similar role, but this is not essential. It is key that you are self-motivated, able to work on your own initiative, well organised, and have good numeracy, literacy and ICT skills.

We are looking for the right candidate to fill this role to continue to support the excellent education upon which the school prides itself, as reflected our most recent ISI Inspection.

All applications should include a letter of support and full contact details of at least two referees (including email addresses). Any gaps in career history need to be clarified on the application form, and any relevant details be given.

If you are interested in applying for this position, full details and an application form may be obtained on the School's website, www.lichfieldcathedralschool.com or you can apply via TES.

The closing date for applications is 3rd June 2024 at 9am. Interviews to be held teh following week.

Completed applications to Miss S Bayley, Lichfield Cathedral School, The Palace, The Close, Lichfield, Staffs., WS13 7LH.

Lichfield Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all applicants will be subject to DBS disclosure in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice.

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