Assistant Head of Year (non teaching)

Knole Academy, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 June 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: £26,192.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Head of Year (non teaching) job summary

ASSISTANT HEAD OF YEAR

This is a non-teaching role

To commence 1 September 2026

Knole Academy in Sevenoaks is looking for an enthusiastic professional to support

our Head of Years.

Salary will be paid according to experience on AAT scale Grade E £29,167 - £30,934 FTE

(equates to £26,192 - £27,779 per annum

37 hours per week: Monday - Thursday 8:00am to 4:30 pm, Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, 38 weeks term time plus two weeks)

The role involves supporting the Head of Years with administration for pastoral and behavioural issues as well as taking responsibility for monitoring student attendance. Excellent communication and organisational skills are required to liaise with Heads of Year, SENCo, parents as well as other staff as well as the confidence to deal with student behaviour. The postholder must have an affinity with dogs as the well-being dogs are based in this office.

Staff well-being is a focus of the academy and our staff benefit from well-being services, free gym membership, a well maintained and resourced working environment and consideration of maintaining an effective work life balance.

Our academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. An Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Knole Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1410 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Knole Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/knole-academy

A mixed ability secondary school in Sevenoaks.

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