Head of Year - (Non-Teaching)
Baxter College, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5PQ11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
18 June 2026
Closing date
29 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
18 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- SO1 - SO2 Points 23-28 - £34,434 - £39,152
Head of Year - (Non-Teaching) job summary
Head of Year - Non-Teaching
SO1 - SO2 Points 23-28 - £34,434 - £39,152
Permanent position, 1st September 2026
37 hours per week, term time only plus TEDs
Baxter College is a thriving, inclusive secondary school, providing an equitable education to the young people of Wyre Forest. Everything we do is built upon six core values that create a nurturing environment where our students can flourish and build successful futures. For us, these values are central to a positive, productive school community, and we look to instil them in our students through our own everyday conduct, both inside and outside the classroom.
This vital, non-teaching role is central to our pastoral team, offering a dedicated professional the opportunity to make a real difference to student culture, welfare, and engagement within a specific year group. Working outside the traditional classroom, you will act as a key anchor for our students—proactively tracking attendance, driving positive behaviour frameworks, and delivering early interventions in partnership with families and external support agencies. As a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will maintain a vigilant focus on our most vulnerable children, ensuring that safety, inclusion, and emotional stability underpin their time at school.
Leading by example, you will work closely with Key Stage Leads and the senior leadership team to ensure your year group’s daily routines align with the school's wider aims. You will directly guide, mentor, and work alongside a dedicated team of form tutors, establishing clear structures for morning line-ups, registration periods, and character-building assemblies. This is an ideal position for an empathetic, resilient, and highly organised professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses excellent interpersonal skills, and is genuinely passionate about breaking down barriers to learning.
- Brilliance: We believe that all students have the potential to be brilliant, and we strive to provide them with the opportunities and support they need to succeed.
- Accountability: We believe that students are responsible for their own learning, and we expect them to take ownership of their work and be accountable for their actions.
- EXcellence: We believe that students should strive for excellence in everything they do, and we encourage them to challenge themselves and never give up.
- Trust: We believe that trust is essential for a positive learning environment, and we trust our students to do their best and behave in a responsible manner.
- Engagement: We believe that students learn best when they are engaged in their learning, and we create a variety of opportunities for students to be actively involved in their education.
- Routine: We believe that routines help students feel organised and in control, and we encourage students to develop and follow routines.
Joining our school community will suit those with:
- A shared commitment to our values and to forming positive working relationships with our community
- Experience in building and maintaining effective relationships with families and external agencies.
- Commitment to their own professional development and a culture of open professional dialogue
- Passion for combating social disadvantage and generating social capital
- Enthusiasm for innovation in curriculum and assessment
For further details of the post, please refer to the job information pack.
Being part of Severn Academies Educational Trust enables collaboration with best practice across our schools. The Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people and there may be opportunity to undertake further training and development in related disciplines. There may also be flexibility to work across other settings within the trust, for the right candidate.
Other benefits include:
Generous Occupational Pension
- Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support
- Free confidential employee helpline 24/7
- Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy
- Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance.
Baxter College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and will be subject to reference checks.
Application Procedure:
Please submit application forms via Eteach.
Closing date for applications: 9am 29th June 2026, with interviews being held shortly thereafter
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Baxter College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 779 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Baxter College website
Baxter College is a genuine learning community that has seen consistent improvement over the last 3 years. It has an experienced and supportive staff team and a commitment to improving the wellbeing of the team, guided by our influential staff council. We want all voices to have an active role in our improvement journey. If you are interested please come and meet us, you will enjoy being here.
The post holder will demonstrate their commitment to their subject and how they can support the trust in fostering collaboration and staff subject development. They will play a key role in ensuring that the continual improvement of the quality of student's learning is at the top of the business agenda and will be responsible for developing the department to ensure its long-term success and sustainability.
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