Head Of Year (Non-Teaching)
Ryburn Valley High School, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 1DFThis job expired on 11 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band G (NJC point 20-24) Actual Salary: £27,319 - £29,679 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band G (NJC point 20-24) Actual Salary: £27,319 - £29,679 per annum
Contract: Permanent, term time plus 5 days
Hours: 37 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm
Closing Date: Friday 11th July at 9am
Interview: Week commencing 14th July 2025
Start Date: September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
As Head of Year, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the futures of the young people in a specific year group both academically and pastorally. You will monitor students’ performance and provide incisive support and intervention for the year group that you lead. This is a diverse role with a spotlight on the individual to model excellent behaviour, establish and maintain positive and professional relationships, and support the ethos of the school.
We’re looking for someone with:
- Excellent communication skills who will make a difference with their ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and external agencies
- Outstanding leadership skills who will focus on providing the young people in your care with excellent opportunities to enable them to achieve exceptional outcomes
- A positive outlook who is self-driven and has the ability to motivate others
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- Monitor Performance of students in the year group both academically and pastorally to provide incisive support and intervention
- Supervise breakfast, break and lunchtime for the year group
- Promote good attendance, punctuality and behaviour across the whole year group through a variety of strategies
- Work closely with staff on intervention strategies, targeting students for intervention and supporting on issues which may present a barrier to learning
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
- A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
- Staff development through appraisal and CPD
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
- Free Parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eye Care
- Annual Flu Vaccines
- Home & Technology Scheme
- Rewards and discounts
- GP Online and Prescription Service
- Your Care Wellbeing package
- Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
For further details, see our Job Pack.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, or have any questions, then we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Carrie Burbidge our Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team via c.burbidge@ryburn.tlt.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.
What the school offers its staff
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.
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About Ryburn Valley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1614 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ryburn Valley High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tlt.school
School location
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