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Closing date: 8th May 2023

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment measures, including a DBS check.

Job Description:

Responsible to the Assistant Headteacher

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment measures, including a DBS check.

Core Purpose

To work collaboratively with pupils and parents/carers to promote behaviour among all pupils, and to help pupils overcome barriers to learning such as challenging behaviour. To support staff to implement behaviour interventions. To work with external agencies as required.

Responsibilities

• In consultation with the Senior Leadership Team, promote the culture, mission and values of the academy.
• Oversee behaviour and attendance within the specified year group.
• Closely monitor and track behaviour and attendance data daily and provide intervention when required.
• Support and challenge students and colleagues, meet parents and liaise with external agencies.
• Deliver year group and if required whole academy assemblies which are effective and impactful
• Organise external speakers to support the education of current events / needs etc.
• To lead strategies and increase parental engagement
• Act as a role model for tutors by demonstrating high standards of pastoral care and academic monitoring of students.
• Quality assure tutor times.
• Ensure that events appropriate to the specific year are organised, e.g. Parents’ Evening, induction, ‘in year admissions’, tutorial programme, tutor interventions etc
• To monitor and support student progress in partnership with HoY and SLT member in charge of raising achievement
• Support the HoY and teachers in raising standards of progress and attainment within the year group.
• Support student voice/ student council within the year group and work collaboratively with other HoYs to organise impactful events.
• Ensuring that all tutors within the year team effectively implement academy policies and procedures
• Support students and staff by visiting lessons daily.
• To support the Educational Visits within the year Group
• To ensure that successes within the year group are recognised and promoted in academy marketing, assemblies etc.
• To be visible and available around the building at key times ensuring a strong visual presence at all times including the start and end of the school day; transition; break and lunch times
• Supporting the management systems of the academy by undertaking duties in line with the role, including being part of the on-call rota
• To lead on the rewards and sanctions behaviour points strategy for your year group
• Managing the process of pastoral (behaviour) support plans for students in liaison with the Assistant Headteacher.
• Support centralised detentions; manage restorative conversations between students and staff.
• To investigate and resolve incidents of bullying including ongoing monitoring
• Engaging with external services where required
• Ensuring that behaviour is monitored, and strategies implemented across the academy
• Lead a high vigilant approach to safeguarding across the year group
• Manage the monitoring and follow-up sanctions relating to the policy e.g Prep, use of social media, mobile phones and uniform issues.
• To be a positive role model for students around the school.
• Regularly liaise with the DSL and SENDCo and report any safeguarding concerns immediately to a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Engage fully in the academy performance management process to fulfil personal potential and be able to participate effectively in the implementation of the academy’s goals and improvement plan.
• Be willing to engage in any further training to facilitate your role.
• Attend and lead meetings / training and carry out administrative tasks and duties as specified on the academy calendar.

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed annually.

To arrange an informal enquiry, please contact Elizabeth Ford through Carla McQuillan who can be contacted at [email protected] or telephone +44 121 393 3678. Further details of the school, trust and post can be found at www.bdmatschools.com and www.christchurchsecondary.org.uk

Applications should be made electronically by completing our online application form through My New Term.

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT) 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 underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. BDMAT is a Disability Confident employer.