Personal Development (Behaviour) Co-ordinator

The Mirfield Free Grammar School
37
1
Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield WF14 9EZ
Temporary
12 month contract role
Salary - £20,061 per annum (FTE £23,080)

KIRKLEES COUNCIL ARE ADVERTISING THIS ROLE ON BEHALF OF THE MIRFIELD FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

12 month contract role, to start – ASAP.  Working Term time + 5 additional days

Our School

Founded in 1667 The Mirfield Free Grammar has a long-established tradition of success and promotes values such as respect, integrity, teamwork and aspiration. The MFG is a vibrant learning environment; everything we do, every decision we make is focused on the students and how we can inspire them to achieve the very best for themselves both academically and personally. 
With excellent commuter links, we are situated just 10 minutes away from the M62 and 20 minutes from the M1.

In February 2020, Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' in all four categories, reflecting the rapid improvements made over the past year across the school.

"Pupils are clear about what is expected of them. They have positive attitudes to learning and work hard.”
"Good progress is being made in increasing numbers in coming years."
"A better curriculum has led to effective learning. Behaviour in class has improved considerably. Staff have high expectations for all pupils."

The Role

Maintaining high levels of behaviour and student engagement within the Academy is a key part of our approach to improving educational attainment and our Personal Development team play a crucial role is ensuring this happens.
Responsible to the Personal Development Manager, a Personal Development Coordinator will maintain an effective and efficient behaviour system to ensure students are engaging positively in Academy life and achieving their target grades.

The role is extremely varied and some of the duties of a PD coordinator are listed below:

  • Assisting with the day to day management of the ‘on-call’ system, isolation room and detention system.
  • Maintaining a high profile around the Academy to actively ensure that appropriate student behaviour is maintained.
  • Working closely with the Senior Team, Achievement Coordinators and Heads of Faculties to reduce ‘fixed term’ exclusions.
  • Liaising confidently with parents/carers in relation to the Personal Development system.
  • Encouraging high levels of expectations in students and promoting our RITA values.
  • Monitoring the one-way systems in corridors daily.
  • Liaising with the Senior Team, SENCO and Heads of Faculties regarding patterns of student behaviour.

A full job description is available.

To apply for this role, please download our application forms from the school website and return to
Mrs Ashleigh Morgan, Recruitment Manager at amorgan@themfg.co.uk 

07 December 2020, 9:00 AM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.