Assistant Head

Assistant Head of Year – Secondary School

Assistant Head of Year | Pastoral Support | Student Welfare & Behaviour

Location:

Bradford
Type:
Full-Time, Temporary to Permanent

Working Hours:

08:00 am – 16:00 pm
Salary:
Competitive daily rate, dependent on experience

Start Date:

Immediate

Do you have the experience, resilience and passion to make a real difference to the lives of young people? Are you confident supporting students with behaviour, attendance, wellbeing and wider pastoral needs?

We are recruiting an Assistant Head of Year to join a welcoming and ambitious Secondary School in Bradford, supporting a designated year group and working closely with the Head of Year and wider pastoral team.

This is an immediate-start, temp-to-perm opportunity, offering the successful candidate the chance to demonstrate their skills within a supportive school environment, with the potential to secure a permanent position directly with the school.

The school is committed to high expectations, positive relationships and ensuring every student has the support they need to succeed.

As an Assistant Head of Year, you will play a key role in the pastoral care, behaviour, attendance, safeguarding and wellbeing of students within your allocated year group.

You will work closely with the Head of Year, teaching staff, families and wider support services to identify barriers to learning and put effective support in place.

This is a highly people-focused role where building positive, trusting relationships with young people is essential.

• Pastoral Support:
  Provide day-to-day pastoral support to students, helping them overcome barriers to learning and make positive choices.
• Behaviour Management:
  Promote high standards of behaviour, responding effectively to incidents and using appropriate strategies to improve student conduct and engagement.
• Attendance & Punctuality:
  Monitor attendance and punctuality, identify concerns and work with students and families to improve attendance.
• Student Welfare:
  Support students with their emotional wellbeing, mental health and wider pastoral needs, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Safeguarding:
  Follow school safeguarding procedures, identify concerns and communicate effectively with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and relevant staff.
• Relationship Building:
  Develop positive and professional relationships with students, parents/carers, teachers and other members of the school community.
• Academic Support:
  Work with the Head of Year and teaching staff to monitor student progress, identify barriers and encourage students to achieve their potential.
• Targeted Interventions:
  Support individual students and groups through mentoring, pastoral interventions, behaviour plans and other appropriate strategies.
• Family Engagement:
  Communicate with parents and carers regarding attendance, behaviour, wellbeing and student progress.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Heads of Year, tutors, teachers, safeguarding staff, SEND teams and external agencies where appropriate.
• Record Keeping:
  Maintain accurate records of pastoral interventions, attendance, behaviour and relevant student information.
• Student Development:
  Encourage resilience, confidence, independence and positive attitudes towards education.
• Whole-School Contribution:
  Support the wider pastoral team and contribute to a safe, inclusive and positive school culture.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate confidently with students, colleagues and families.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust and rapport with young people.
• Experience working with young people, ideally within a…