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Guidance Leader - Secondary Phase

The Cavendish School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE

This job expired on 13 July 2026

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  3 July 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: £23,768.00 - £24,538.00 Annually (Actual)

Guidance Leader - Secondary Phase job summary

GUIDANCE LEADER - CAVENDISH SCHOOL - SECONDARY PHASE

Permanent contract - 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Term Time only (incl INSET days) plus 1 extra week in the school holidays

Single Status Grade 6 Points 14 - 16

Salary Range: £26,824 - £27,694 pro rata

Actual Pay: £23,768 - £24,538

Start date: 01 September 2026

Closing date: 9am Monday 13 July 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 15 July 2026

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

We are looking to appoint a Guidance Leader in the Secondary Phase of our All-through school. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, committed professional who has a positive attitude to ensure the effectiveness and impact of the Pastoral Team.

Main duties include;

• attached as a guidance leader for a year group to support the Head of Year

• assisting the designated safeguarding lead (secondary phase)

• providing excellent team leader skills to manage a team

• demonstrating excellent communication and negotiation skills required for working with pupils, staff, parents and external agencies.

• have the ability to engage and understand of the needs of young people within the school

The ideal candidate will:

• inspire, challenge and motivate our pupils

• positive and passionate about ensuring our pupils receive outstanding pastoral care and have a mind-set of believing anything is possible

• believe in creating strong, positive relationships with our pupils, developing them personally, socially, emotionally and academically.

• have a commitment to personal and professional development

• be a team player who is supportive of colleagues

This role is an incredibly important one; the success of the school’s pupils is undoubtedly underpinned by the effectiveness and impact of the pastoral team.

If you feel excited about this fantastic opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please visit our website for further details as well as the application process via the recruitment platform mynewterm https://cet.uk/vacancies/

We look forward to receiving your application, if you have any questions please email hr@cet.uk

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. We give high priority to promoting diversity throughout the school.

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

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.

This job post has expired.

About The Cavendish School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1399 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Cavendish School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cavendish-school

The Cavendish School is a popular co-educational Academy, catering for the 2-16 age range, which has had a Specialist Status in the Arts since 2002. We have a planned admission number of 60 in each year group in the primary phase and 180 for each year group in the secondary phase.

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