Head of Year

Full time Permanent Post Term Time Only + 10 days
Grade 6 (Points 21-25*) £30,825 to £33, 945; Actual salary £27,195 to £29,947

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 5th February 2024 @ 9am

Interview: Wednesday 7th February 2024

Start date: As soon as possible

The Governors of Loreto High School Chorlton seek to appoint a dynamic, highly committed, energetic and inspirational non-teaching Head of Year to join our wonderful school. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a unique community with a 400 year old tradition of educational excellence in a well led, ambitious, collaborative and supportive environment.

The role involves leading a year group ensuring the high standards and expectations of the Loreto Way are fully implemented allowing our students to flourish academically and develop into confident, articulate, active, respectful, successful and happy young people.

This role will suit an enthusiastic and inspirational individual who enjoys working as part of a dedicated team and will provide the opportunity to excel in a supportive environment. The successful candidate will be self-aware, open to development and believe, like we do, that ‘feedback is a gift’. The post holder will be ‘committed to building a better world’ and be passionate about making a real difference to the lives of our students.

About Loreto High School

• Part of the international family of Loreto schools and colleges and as such benefits from a 400 year old tradition and links with Loreto Sixth Form College and with Loreto schools both in the UK and worldwide.
• Loreto High School is a ‘Good School’ at an exciting point in its school improvement journey “Leaders have the ambition and demonstrable capacity to further enhance the good quality of education which the school currently provides.” Ofsted 2019.
• A small, friendly, inclusive, cohesive school where we get to know our students well, find out what they are good at and develop their talents “… a welcoming, caring and passionate school that really does know every child.” Ofsted 2019 Parent View
• “A truly diverse, welcoming and joy-filled school in which staff daily model the gospel values expressed by Mary Ward and deliver extraordinary care to each unique member of the community.” Section 48 Inspection March 2020
• “School leaders and other staff pride themselves on the good relationships that they build and care that they have with pupils.” Ofsted 2019
• Visitors tell us our students are calm and well-mannered and that our Catholic ethos is powerfully transmitted; “Inspectors were impressed by pupils’ positive interactions with one another and adults.” Ofsted 2019
• We will support and develop you to become an outstanding practitioner. We are an aspirational, reflective and creative learning community where all adults are learners who strive rigorously for excellence in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.
• We recruit, train and retain the very best staff driven by a strong culture of professional development and mutual support in the pursuit of excellence as standard. “The training programme which leaders manage is well planned and implemented.” Ofsted 2019
• All of our employees have access to support through Occupational Health and counselling, financial, legal and personal advice is provided through our Employee Assistance Programme which provides free 24 hour support.
• Loreto High School benefits from a modern building with excellent equipment and facilities.

We will support and develop you to become an outstanding non-teaching Head of Year. We are an aspirational, reflective and creative learning community where all adults are learners who strive rigorously for excellence in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or believe, sex and sexual orientation.

We are committed to ensuring equality across our school, and that all staff are treated fairly, in line with our school policies.

Employee Benefits
We are committed to providing staff with high quality, professional development. We hold regular training to develop the skills and knowledge needed by staff in their current role or look towards the next step in their career. The induction of new staff is important, and we have tailored programmes to meet individual needs. In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package.

• Employee Assistance Scheme provided by Health Assured - unlimited access to advice, information and face to face counselling support on a range of issues including emotional, personal, legal and financial or relationship issues for yourself and those living within your household.
• Bike2Work Scheme- where you can save money on the cost of bicycles and equipment

If you possess the necessary skills and experience, we invite you to submit an application. Your application should explain fully your suitability for the role as detailed in the job description and tailored to meet the Person Specification in terms of your knowledge, experience, skills, qualities and qualifications. An information pack and application form can be downloaded from the documents below or from the school’s website.

Contact us
For an informal discussion or if you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Mrs Michelle Pentland, Head of Administration Services at recruitment@loretochorlton.manchester.sch.uk

Safeguarding
Applicants from overseas should obtain an overseas criminal check before applying for a visit as the post is in an education sector.

Loreto High School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, including an enhanced DBS certificate with a barred-list check, together with additional checks as part of the shortlisting process, including carrying out an online search (including social media).

More Information can be found at www.loretochorlton.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,195.00-£29,974.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free parking
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person