Assistant Head of Year
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2AJ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
11 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,635.00 - £30,866.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Head of Year job summary
Do you want to make a positive difference to young people and their lives? Are you patient, empathetic, resilient and supportive?
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for a non teaching Assistant Head of Year to support our behaviour strategy at Cardinal Wiseman School.
You will be working to improve the behaviour, attendance and outcomes of your allocated year group of students, providing pastoral support and tracking progress and welfare.
In return, we offer:
- Health and Wellbeing Cover including cashback on optical, dental, and therapy treatments
- Discounts at popular high-street retailers
- Access to wellbeing services, including 24/7 confidential counselling
- A generous pension scheme to support your future
- Clear pathways for progression, with regular reviews and access to training — whether you’re just starting or already qualified
- A welcoming, inclusive environment where your wellbeing comes first
If you're ready to help our students feel safe, happy, and supported each day, we’d love to hear from you.
The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.
We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1406 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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