Job Title:             Head of House - Temporary

                                                          Employment Status:    One- year temporary.

Working Hours:                Full time or Part time.

Salary:          TMS/ UPS + TLR1B

Required:           September 2026

Location:        Blue Coat C of E School, Coventry

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a motivated Head of House to lead on the pastoral support given to the student at Blue Coat school and embed high expectations and the CHRIST values.

The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, supporting and managing pupils:

• ·         Attendance and punctuality
• ·         Behaviour
• ·         Appearance
• ·         Achievement

Main Duties and Responsiblities include: House culture and ethos, student attendance, attitude and progress, pastoral support, addressing challenging behaviour.

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

How to apply:

Applications for this post are via a covering letter, no more than two side of A4, expressing your interest in the role and explaining how you are suitable for the post referencing the job description.

This should be uploaded on to My New Terms internal advert before the deadline stated. 

Closing date: 9am Friday 1^st May 2026

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 11^th May 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Head of House will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check, with the effect of 1^st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.