Head of Psychology

Permanent

Full time (Part time 0.8 considered)

SFCA Teaching Scale currently £30,500 - £47,133 pro-rata plus Responsibility Allowance on Range 1 (£1,224 - £2,446 per annum)

An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. Wyke Sixth Form College is recognised for its educational excellence, placed in the top 5% for progress at A level and ranked the second highest provider of students to Oxbridge in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating 2400 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.

Wyke is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and inspiring Head of Subject to lead the skilled and experienced psychology team.

The successful candidate will:

• be keen to embrace our culture of high standards and commitment to development.

• have strong leadership skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students and colleagues.

• understand the factors that lead to high levels of student achievement and ensure these are being implemented consistently.

• be a well-qualified teacher, skilled in delivering engaging lessons that draw the best performance from students.

• teach A-level Psychology.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn and 97% of staff said they would recommend the College as a good place to work in the Autumn 2023 Staff Pulse Survey. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

We welcome potential applicants to tour the college and meet members of the Faculty between 1.30pm and2.30pm on Wednesday 15^th May 2024. If you do wish to visit prior to application or interview, please call reception to book a time slot.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

The closing date for received applications is 8.30 a.m. on Friday 17th May 2024.

Please note, interviews are planned for Wednesday 22nd May 2024.

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