Assistant Head of Year (Non-Teaching)

The Appleton School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as reasonably practicable

• Closing date

  16 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,837.00 - £22,914.00 Annually (Actual) 33.75 hours per week. Monday to Friday - 8.15am to 3.30pm. Term Time plus two weeks (40 Weeks)

Assistant Head of Year (Non-Teaching) job summary

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as an Assistant Head of Year (Non-Teaching). This role is integral to the pastoral care and overall well-being of our students. The Assistant Head of Year will work closely with the Head of Year and other staff members to support students in their personal and academic development.

The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working with young people and a strong commitment to promoting their welfare and success.

Some Key Responsibilities include:

• To collate and distribute student performance data
• To follow up instances of student absence and liaise with parent/carers, inclusion team, attendance team, tutors and other staff on attendance or performance issues. Generate letters of concern as identified by Head of Years.
• Arrange Student Support for open days/consultative meetings and other key school events e.g. Options Evenings, Year 6 Welcome Evenings and Sixth Form Open Evenings etc as appropriate.
• Promote the highest standards of pupil behaviour; support colleagues with behaviour management; to be proactive in identifying behavioural problems and in leading strategies for individual improvement.
• Foster a multi-agency approach and liaise with school staff and external agencies as required to support the needs of the pupils.
• Work with pupils on an individual and group basis to contribute to more effective learning through improved behaviour, attendance and social skills. This may also take place in curriculum time where appropriate.
• Assist in the recording of behaviour incidents using the school system.

For more information please see the attached Applicant Information Pack

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share 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 The Appleton School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1561 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Appleton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-appleton-school

About The Appleton School:

At The Appleton School, we value the inclusive history of the school, which stretches back to the establishment of the first comprehensive schools in Britain in the 1960s. This still provides an inspiration for us and sits alongside our absolute commitment to provide the best for our community in the 21st century.

The Appleton School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11-18 and is a supportive community with strong values in which every student matters. The Appleton School, recognised as a Good school by Ofsted, delivers an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra-curricular activities to help broaden learning experiences. In 2023 our students achieved well above the national average for attainment at GCSE 9-4 and 9-5 grades with English and Maths.

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

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