GUIDANCE MANAGER Permanent, Part-time – Job Share (0.5FTE), full year

Required to start from 1 September 2021

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and suitably experienced individual to work as part of the Guidance Management Team on a job share basis. As a Guidance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that students have excellent pastoral support in relation to a wide range of issues and needs including academic progress, personal development, behaviour and welfare, careers progression and safeguarding. You will work with the Head of Student Experience to lead and support a team of Personal Tutors, assisting and supervising them in their casework to achieve excellent outcomes for students. You will also have your own two tutor groups and contribute to the tutorial programme.

As part of our newly re-organised Student Support and Experience department, you will form part of a Student Journey team with leadership for Guidance and Academic Progress. As a member of this team you will work closely with teams from across the college and particularly closely with the Safeguarding Welfare and Community Support team and Enrichment, Employability and Experience team, as well as our curriculum departments, to manage communications with parents, carers and external agencies, including managing complaints and complex casework.

In addition to core duties, each Guidance Manager leads on specialist cross-college areas of provision which are agreed annually amongst the team. Current cross-college responsibilities are due to be reviewed as part of the wider re-organisation of this area, but will include an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity co-ordinator role from August.

This is a permanent, part-time post, working 18.5 hours per week. The pro-rata salary for this post is £18,092. This salary is based on point 27 within grade 8 of the support staff pay spine for which the full time salary is £36,184 rising to £38,926 over four years subject to satisfactory performance. Holiday entitlement is 29 days per annum, the majority of which will normally be taken outside usual term time. This entitlement rises to 34 days after five years’ service. Annual holiday entitlement will be pro-rated for a part time post. 

This post is offered on a job share basis with an existing member of the team. The working days are Wednesday (half day in the afternoon), Thursdays and Fridays (full day). Daily start and end times are negotiable and to be agreed, between job share partners and the Head of Guidance. From time to time these hours will vary in response to the needs of the College and will include some evening work (for example, parents’ evenings, school visits and open evenings). 

For details of how to submit your application, please visit our website

www.bhasvic.ac.uk/the-college/working-for-us/current-vacancies

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Monday 21 June 2021

Interviews will take place in week beginning Monday 28 June 2021

For applicants who are invited to interview there will be ample opportunity to learn more about our provision and needs through discussions with staff. 

BHASVIC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.