Head of Year
Howden School, Goole, DN14 7AL12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 September 2025
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 June 2025
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
- £26,052.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 17 30,060 FTE
Head of Year job summary
Howden School is seeking to appoint a professional, confident, and well-organised person to support our Pastoral Team, the role is term time plus 5 additional days. We are ambitious about the future – creating learning environments and excellence in teaching and learning that provide our children and young people with the best chance at a successful future. Coupled with this is the commitment, care and investment in our people, who we believe are our greatest asset. If you are a team player who is looking for a varied and interesting new career opportunity within a wider Pastoral Team, then we want to hear from you!
About the Role
As a Head of year you will be responsible for the provision of pastoral and administrative support for students in a particular Year Group. Whole school focus to be agreed on appointment. You will work closely with the Key Stage Progress Leader and other colleagues in the Pastoral Team to ensure the pastoral welfare of students in the Academy, including working closely with outside agencies and parents/carers to ensure the welfare of all students.
About You
The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and/or young people, preferably in a secondary school environment. Candidates will also be educated to GCSE\Level 2 qualifications in Maths, English and Science and should have a sound knowledge of Microsoft applications. Candidates will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the range of difficulties that students present in mainstream schools and to be able to demonstrate evidence and knowledge of strategies which can be implemented to enable these children to fulfil their potential and partake fully in all aspects of the curriculum and school life.
What WE can Offer YOU
In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS/LGPS); a generous annual leave entitlement with additional shutdown days over the Christmas period; staff development opportunities; free onsite car parking; and a supportive induction programme.
For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Dawn Mumby, Operations Manager on 01430 430448. For further information and how to apply for this position please visit www.howdenschool.net
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, please do not hesitate to contact us via vacancies@consortiumtrust.co.uk.
The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Howden School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 699 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Howden School website
School location
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