Granville Academy - Head of Year

            Granville Academy 

Location: Burton Road, Woodville, Derbyshire, DE11 7JR

Granville Academy is part of the de Ferrers Trust. We are a Multi Academy Trust currently based in Staffordshire and Derbyshire. We consist of 3 Secondary Academies and 4 Primary Academies.

Here, at Granville Academy, we are on a truly exciting journey of improving standards and outcomes in our pursuit of excellence. We are already seeing results with good behaviour recognised in our recent Ofsted report with significantly improved outcomes across all areas of the curriculum. We are passionate in our belief that effective pastoral care facilitates high quality teaching, allowing learning to thrive within our academy.

Our visitors tell us that our academy offers them a warm welcome with a calm atmosphere. We are a passionate and committed body of staff who support each other to be the best that we can be. Our vision is to ensure that all the children and young people in our care have the opportunity to fulfil their potential through achieving highly, regardless of their ability or background.

At Granville Academy we believe in working hard, being kind and choosing wisely. We are privileged to work in a community where we have a positive impact on children’s lives and future every day.

The Candidate

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Head of year to work as part of our pastoral team. Working closely with other Heads of Year and the safeguarding team, you will support our students day-to-day ensuring that all students make exceptional progress by displaying strong attitudes to learning and the highest levels of behaviour. You will develop a distinct culture and year group ethos, which foster a student’s sense of pride and loyalty to their year group. You will take ownership and provide leadership to your year group, and strive to ensure students meet the high standards of the academy, and intervene quickly when this does not happen.

You should apply for this position if you want to develop a distinct year ethos and foster pupils’ sense of pride in and loyalty to their year group. You will be able to demonstrate the skills which will enable you to monitor progress, attitude, attendance and conduct across the curriculum and the academy. You will support students to meet their targets and liaise with teachers, parents, the SENDCO, EWO, social / health agencies and other professionals including educational psychologists and alternative provision as necessary to ensure all students in your
year group are able to fulfil their potential and be successful.

This is a student facing role, the successful candidate will be a key point of contact for our students and must be able to establish effective working relationships with our students and their families utilising their excellent all-round communication skills to do so.

First Aid trained is an advantage, but not essential as comprehensive training will be provided. 

No two days are the same so the successful candidate will need to have the resilience and enthusiasm to deliver accurate results in a fast-paced environment.

The position will be 37 hours per week, working weeks 43 weeks (Term Time plus 4 weeks).

Applicants for positions are welcome to visit the Academy by contacting Granville Academy on 01283 216765.

Continuing Professional Development

The Trust believes that professional development is key to successful employees and offers excellent opportunities for you to grow and achieve.  We provide tailored Continuing Professional Development, mentoring, support and a range of development opportunities across the Trust.

Benefits Package

The de Ferrers Trust strives to be an ‘Employer of Choice’ and is committed to the wellbeing and development of colleagues. Leader’s listen to all stakeholders and are proactive in looking after our best resource - our staff.  We are proactive in ensuring a work life balance is maintained offering an excellent benefit package which includes:

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Eye Care Vouchers
• BHSF Healthcare Scheme

Applicants for positions are welcome to visit the Academy by contacting the Academy on 01283 216765.

How to Apply:

Closing date: Wednesday 23 October 2024
Interview date: Friday 25 October 2024
Start date: 2 December 2024

You can apply directly to the Trust HR Team via the Trust website www.deferrerstrust.com or email your application to careers@deferrerstrust.com. You must complete an application form to be considered. Due to safeguarding reasons we cannot accept C.Vs.

Please note: Completed applications should be received by 9:00am on the closing date. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early should we receive a high volume of applications.

Please ensure to regularly check your junk/spam folder for any correspondence in relation to the progress of your application. 

If you do not hear back after 5 working days from closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is not policy to give individual feedback at this stage.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any other queries, please contact 01283 216765 and ask to speak to the Rachel Lane, HR Officer.

We welcome a broad range of perspectives with a commitment to equality of opportunity by recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment and a culture of belonging for everyone in The de Ferrers Trust. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities irrespective of age, disability, race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marriage or civil partnership status, or neurodivergent status. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.