Assistant head of year

Assistant Head of Year

E-ACT Merchants' Academy is a welcoming, ambitious all-through school serving the heart of South Bristol, spanning Nursery to Sixth Form. We provide an inclusive environment for students and staff alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership of the year group, ensuring high expectations for behaviour, attendance, engagement, and conduct.
• Maintain a strong, visible presence throughout the school day to promote calm, orderly routines.
• Lead day to day behaviour management for the year group, ensuring consistent implementation of the school's behaviour policy.
• Respond to on-call incidents, supporting staff with de escalation and immediate behaviour intervention.
• Conduct daily absence calls and follow up communication with families.
• Act as point of contact for safeguarding concerns within the year group.
• Support academic processes operationally within the year group.

Pay Range

• NJC 15 - 21 £26,406.93 - £29,150.18
• 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
• Permanent
• FTE NJC 15 - 21 £30,024.00 - £33,143.00

Qualifications and Skills

• GCSE Maths and English Grace C or above (or equivalent)
• Effective behaviour management skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with pupils and parents/carers
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal colleagues and external agencies
• Ability to hold difficult conversations confidently and effectively
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Benefits

Financial and Lifestyle
We offer a strong financial package including access to defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS or TPS), life cover at three times pensionable pay, and 31 days of annual leave for year round employees. Staff can also benefit from the Cycle to Work scheme, promoting healthy and sustainable commuting.

Professional Growth and Development
We invest heavily in staff development through tailored INSET days and high quality CPD opportunities. Teaching staff benefit from automatic TLR progression, a structured 9 point pay scale (M1 to UPS3), and full TLR payments for part time colleagues fulfilling full responsibilities.

Culture and Wellbeing
Our people first culture values every colleague. We support wellbeing through the Wisdom app and a free Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling and financial advice. Collaboration is at the heart of our Trust, encouraging shared learning and collective success.

E-ACT is committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.