Direction Room Co-ordinator

Overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within our pastoral team as Direction Room Co-ordinator. The core purpose of the role is to manage the day to day running of the Direction Room, ensuring that students are effectively supervised and that high standards of behaviour are achieved in a calm and positive working environment, promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviours to students. This is a key position in a supportive and forward-thinking college offering the opportunity to contribute to our pastoral system and make a substantial difference to the lives of young people in the local area.

Wright Robinson College has been chosen as one of the UK\\\’s Best Places to Work 2024. The Sunday Times has revealed the Best Places to Work in the UK for 2024. This nationwide workplace survey honours and celebrates Britain\\\’s top employers and acknowledges the best workplaces for women, LGBTQIA+ community, disabled employees, ethnic minorities, younger and older workers, and wellbeing. Wright Robinson College is the only high school in the UK to be named as a Times Best Place to Work 2024.

Wright Robinson College has been an ‘Outstanding School’ in every area of the Ofsted Inspection Framework since 2016 and we were immensely proud that our continued ‘Outstanding’ status was confirmed again in our October 2021 inspection under the new framework. We are fully committed to continuing to further raise academic standards and attainment, across an academic curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the Direction Room.
• Ensure that students are effectively supervised and that high standards of behaviour are achieved.
• Promote positive values, attitudes and behaviours to students.
• Contribute to a supportive and forward-thinking pastoral system to make a substantive difference to the lives of young people in the local area.

Benefits and Working Environment

We are committed to staff development and offer a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning. In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to the BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, free on-site gym and pool facilities, a range of activities designed to support staff well-being and free on-site parking. The school is located one mile from the city centre, on the east side of Manchester, with easy access via local and regional transport links. For more information about employee benefits, please visit the following link: https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Employee-benefits/

How to Apply / Enquiries

Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms Ward, Director of HR on 0161 370 5121.