Assistant Head of Year (Pastoral Support)
The Arnewood School, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6RS5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
17 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 8am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3.30pm Friday. Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Support Staff Band D £22,543 to £24,803 actual
What skills and experience we're looking for
ROLE PURPOSE
To work closely with the Head of Year to achieve the best outcomes for students in the year group. To support the inclusion, engagement, and wellbeing of students by providing high-quality pastoral and behavioural support. To support students and their families to attain high levels of attendance.
This role plays a vital part in promoting a positive school culture where every student feels safe, supported, and able to thrive.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To monitor and accurately record daily attendance for students in the year group. This may include meetings with parents and outside agencies.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of behavioural incidents and attendance.
- Collaborate with Heads of Year to develop and implement personalised behaviour and pastoral care plans.
- Work with students presenting challenging behaviour providing de-escalation and structured support.
- Record and report incidents of student behaviour, escalating concerns in line with school policy.
- Promote restorative approaches in all aspects of behaviour management.
- To be an active member of the on-support Team, supporting students to demonstrate scholarly behaviour.
- Monitor and support students placed in internal isolation or reflection spaces, ensuring a calm, purposeful environment that promotes reengagement with learning.
- Assist students in completing academic work during isolation or after removal from lessons, liaising with teaching staff to ensure continuity of learning.
- Uphold high standards of safeguarding and child protection in accordance with statutory guidance and school policies.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to demonstrate an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children.
- Experience supporting young people in a behaviour, pastoral, or mentoring capacity.
- Understanding of the social, emotional, and behavioural challenges faced by secondary school students.
- Empathetic, calm, patient, and resilient in challenging situations.
- Confident in managing and de-escalating behavioural incidents using a consistent, positive approach.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a school setting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Committed to promoting the academic progress of students
- GCSE in Maths and English (or equivalent appropriate qualification).
DESIRABLE
- Familiarity with behaviour support approaches such as Restorative Practice.
- Experience of working within an educational setting.
- Knowledge of UK safeguarding legislation, KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education), and relevant behavioural policies.
This is a full time, term time permanent position for 37 hours per week, 37 weeks per year.
Bourne Education Trust follows best practice in recruiting staff in relation to safeguarding and is an equal opportunities employer.
What the school offers its staff
Free parking
Condensed school year (37 weeks)
CPD & recognition policies
Work-life balance
Health and wellbeing support
Staff benefits platform
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Arnewood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 900 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Arnewood School website
- Email address
- h.allum@arnewood.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01425 625405
The Arnewood School offers a welcoming, professional, and supportive atmosphere for new colleagues.
Our academic record over a long period of time shows us to be a consistently high performing school, with impressive examination results at all key stages, including our vibrant sixth form.
We aim to meet individual students' needs and help every child fulfill their potential placing great emphasis on a healthy balance between academic work and all-round social development. The school is ideally situated in New Milton at the gateway to The New Forest National Park with easy access to recreational activities by the sea and in the forest.
Arranging a visit to The Arnewood School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email h.allum@arnewood.hants.sch.uk.
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