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ASSISTANT HEAD OF YEAR

Are you ready to make a huge difference to the lives of the children in our South Bristol school serving an area of high deprivation. This is a challenging role but our children deserve the best possible support we can offer. You will gain enormous job satisfaction working in an exceptional team passionate about addressing social inequalities.

Permanent, 37 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 8am-4pm and Friday 8am-3.30pm) term time only, to start as soon as possible. 

VTG9, SP26-SP29 starting salary £27,791 per annum, pro rata (actual starting salary £23,771 per annum) plus Health Care Cash Plan and Benefits Package.

Merchants’ Academy is an all age Academy based in Withywood, Bristol with students from Nursery through to Sixth Form. Merchants’ Academy is part of Venturers Trust which is sponsored by the Society of Merchant Venturers together with the University of Bristol. The Trust comprises Primary, Secondary, all-age schools and a Special school with 3,500 pupils and 700 staff. The Academy provides an exceptional environment for students and staff.

The successful candidate will have:
• GCSEs at Grade C or above in English and maths (or equivalent qualifications).
• Level 3 Safeguarding training or willingness to undertake training
• Experience of working effectively supporting children in a learning environment.
• Trained in aspects of emotional literacy including some of the following: emotional awareness, self-esteem, anger management, social and friendship skills, social communication difficulties, loss, bereavement and family break up and a willingness to undertake training to develop these further.

In return you will join a wonderful team and have every opportunity to further your professional development and career with an excellent benefit package including Wellbeing Health Cash Plan, Retail Discounts, ICT Loans, Professional Introduction Incentive plus others.

We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Closing date:  Thursday 9th May 2024 at 9:00   Interviews: Week commencing 13th May 2024  

Merchants’ Academy is part of Venturers Trust and is committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all staff.