Assistant Head of Year (Non-Teaching) - Maternity Cover

Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5BA

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,311.25 - £26,981.16 Annually (Actual) Scale 6, Point 14 (range Scale 6, Points 14-18)

Assistant Head of Year (Non-Teaching) - Maternity Cover job summary

Are you seeking a new professional challenge in an innovative, well supported environment? Are you a lifelong learner looking to model high aspirations and excellence to the community you serve? Are you relentless in your mission to improve and keen to support and challenge students and staff alike to become the best they can be? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join us in our demanding mission to offer a first-class provision for our school community by raising Aspirations, instilling Resilience, creating Opportunities and securing both academic and personal Excellence. We are seeking a hardworking, committed individual to join us in our journey as together, we can change lives!

We are seeking to appoint a non-teaching Assistant Head of Year for 37 hpw, during term time only (38 weeks). The main focus of the post is to assist the Head of Year in ensuring the year group has a sense of purpose, unity and cohesion in order to fulfil the aims of Woodlands School and raise pupil achievement. The successful candidate would be responsible for matters of discipline and contacting parents when necessary although this would be under the direction of the Head of Year.

The successful candidate will have the ability to assist in leading a year group and work well with the Head of Year, the Attendance and Pastoral Teams and use pupil data effectively. This is a role for a person of vision and energy with good communication and organisational skills and a determination to make a difference.

Compass Education Trust is currently engaged in discussions which are expected to result in the transfer of all schools to Harris Federation with effect from 1 September 2026. Any employment commencing from 1 September 2026 will not be directly impacted under TUPE, but if the proposed transfer proceeds, it is anticipated that your employment will commence with Harris Federation rather than Compass Education Trust. Further details will be discussed with you at the interview stage.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.

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 Woodlands School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1492 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlands-school

Aspiration, Resilience, Opportunity, Excellence, is our ethos. These four pillars underpin all we do and drive us forward as one inclusive learning community.
We have the privilege to be able to teach and learn, as an 11-16 Academy, in a £26 million building. Woodlands School is proud to serve the people of Basildon and we are constantly striving to be better. We are focused on ensuring academic excellence for all our youngsters, allowing them the opportunity to thrive at further and higher education.

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