Behaviour Lead at The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College in Swindon

About this Role

Please note thatapplications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate beidentified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application isencouraged.

Vacancy Details

The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College is alarge secondary school based in Wroughton. Our students are proud of our schoolcommunity and enjoy fast-paced and highly rewarding environment with extensiveextra-curricular opportunities.

In our most recent Ofsted inspection, the schoolwas rated GOOD in most areas and OUTSTANDING in others-atestament to the dedication and passion of our entire team and schoolcommunity.

Wecouldn't do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for an experienced and confident Behaviour Lead to join our dedicated team,ensuring high quality pastoral care for our students.

Ifyou are looking to continue your career as a Behavior Lead in a welcomingand well-established Secondary School, then we want to hear from you. Come andjoin us on this exciting journey to help every student in our school reachtheir potential.

All About You

Doyou have what it takes to join us? The Behaviour Lead we would like to joinus will be:

1. To provide professional management and beresponsible for the day-to-day management of the school's behaviour,consequence and rewards systems forall students in Years 7 to 11,including strategic oversight, quality assurance and evaluation of theirimpact.
2. To work with the Assistant Principal tooversee Student Support for all students in years 7 to 11.
3. To act as a support network for allteachers, Assistant Principal's, Faculty Leads and SEND team.
4. To manage the school exclusionre-integration process in line with DFE guidance, meeting with parents, carers& external agencies of any excluded student.
5. Tomanage, oversee and direct resolution of individual pastoral problems andwelfare matters through the management and organisation of day-to-day pastoral work.
6. TheBehaviour Leader will manage the Student Support Team, under him/her will be: 5non-teaching heads of year.
7. The Behaviour Leader willline manage these members of staff and be responsible for their PerformanceManagement.
8. Manage& oversee the bus prefect system to ensure safe travel to and from schoolfor all students.

Why Work for us?

We think you will love working with us andhere are some of the reasons why:

• We are a welcoming and supportive school withstrong values and a caring ethos.
• Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated tohelping children succeed.
• Our children are engaged and eager to learn.
• We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
• As part of The White Horse Federationmulti-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, sharedresources and outstanding CPD opportunities.

Why not come and see for yourself? We wouldlove to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can betterunderstand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school officeto arrange.

The White Horse Federation is a largeMulti-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed toproviding the very best education for our students. We believe in empoweringour staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a widerange of professional development opportunities available to you when you joinus.

TheAdvantages of joining our Federation

In addition, ouremployees reap the rewards of a competitive benefits package, including:

• Employee Assistance programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Menopause support network

Discounts,save money on holidays, clothing and much more:

• Discounts for Teachers - All staff within the Trust can take advantage of the discounts
• Blue Light Discount
• Eye Care Vouchers

Development

• Access to up-to-date training on safeguarding and child protection to ensure staff are fully supported in their roles, including ongoing updates on statutory safeguarding guidance and legislation.
• CPD Programme
• Supportive leadership team to help you reach your full potential

Pension/ Leave and Service

• Excellent Pension Scheme*
• Employer contributions above national standards
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• An additional White Horse concessionary day's leave per year

Readyto Apply?

Wehope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here.If you would like to come and join us, then please apply today - we are lookingforward to hearing from you.

The White Horse Federation is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expectsall staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this role,you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and BarringService before an appointment is confirmed. Please note that references will besought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.

The White Horse Federation values uniqueness andrecognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce. We value thecontributions of all staff from a wide range of backgrounds and we arecommitted to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of thecommunities we serve. At The White Horse Federation, we believe that everyoneshould be treated with fairness and respect and share a commitment to Equality,Diversity and Inclusion at all of our schools. We welcome applications from allbackgrounds and operate a fair recruitment process, free from discrimination against protected characteristics, in line with the Equality Act 2010.