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Head of House

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Kings Heath Boys School, Chamberlain Road, Birmingham, B13 0QP
Salary
MPR/UPR + TLR 2c: £6,612pa
Closing date
19 Apr 2021

Job Details

Kings Heath Boys School

Chamberlain Road

Birmingham

B13 0QP

Phone: 0121 464 4454

Email Address: c.holmes@khb.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: 1 September 2021

Do you believe all pupils are ACE?

Do you believe that character & experiences are just as valuable as personal achievements?

Do you want to be part of a fantastic team at a school going through an exciting period of expansion and development?

Then Kings Heath Boys is for you.

Heads of House – with experience of teaching English or Maths

In September, we will complete our transition from a year-based to a house-based pastoral system at Kings Heath Boys and as such require the appointment of one more Head of House to reach our target of four. These roles will compliment the strong pastoral team already at the school with the new Heads of House working closely alongside our non-teaching LDMs.

This is a great opportunity for staff members, who have experience of leadership, to take on a vital middle leader role that will bring the pastoral and curriculum areas of school together for the benefit of our pupils.

The school will support the right candidate with the training required for this role. Where appropriate the Apprenticeship Levy will be utilised to assist with the funding to support the required training.

Purpose of role:

• To lead and manage the achievement, progress, well-being and pastoral provision for a house group of students.

• Track and monitor attendance, achievement and the behaviour of students within your appointed house group to ensure that successes are recognised and any underachievement is quickly addressed.

• Take a lead responsibility in co-ordinating appropriate intervention for students within your house group whose attendance, achievement or behaviour is a concern.

• Co-ordinate the delivery of the pastoral curriculum (PSHE and wider Learning), and liaise with other Heads of House where necessary, to ensure continuity and progression of pastoral provision throughout the school.

This is an exciting time to be at the school and we hope that you feel you can make a difference to our journey. If this is the right position for you then please complete an application form which can be found on our school website.

Closing Date: 19 April 2021, 12 noon

An application form can be obtained via the school website, alternatively please email:

Mrs C Holmes, HR & Cover Manager on c.holmes@khb.bham.sch.uk

Interviews Friday 23rd April.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
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United Kingdom

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