Head of Year

Starbank School, Birmingham, B10 9BT

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 May 2026

• Closing date

  22 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Term Time plus 4 weeks
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,537.00 to £34,434.00 (pro-rata £29,212.69 to £31,896.17 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing pastoral support within an education setting.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• The ability to speak in front of large groups of students and small groups of staff.

What the school offers its staff

Starbank school in Birmingham is a large all through school for pupils aged 3 to 16 years old. We have over 2,000 pupils and are based across three sites in close proximity to each other. We joined Star Academies in 2020 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JDPS - Head of Year.pdf - 307 KB (opens in new tab)

About Starbank School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 2199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: info@starbank.staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0121 464 0751
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/starbank-school-birmingham

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