Head of Year (Non-teaching)

Spen Valley High School, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 September 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: £29,997.00 - £32,470.00 Annually (Actual)

Head of Year (Non-teaching) job summary

We are looking to appoint a driven and ambitious Head of Year who will support our students through their time at Spen Valley High School and stay with them as they progress through the school to Year 11. This role is to oversee our current Year 7s.

This role is challenging yet highly rewarding and the successful candidate will be a key part of a busy secondary school, making a real difference to the lives of our students. We are looking for someone who has experience in a pastoral role, and possesses drive and determination, is proactive and shows initiative. We want someone with high levels of emotional intelligence and who can work both one-to-one with a student yet also has the presence and personality to engage a whole year group in an assembly.

As Head of Year, you will provide leadership of this year group providing practical support to students with their learning, developing their social skills, and securing their social emotional and physical wellbeing. You will identify any barriers to achievement that our students may face and work closely with their parents/carers and other colleagues to remove these. 

In this role you will work alongside a team of highly professional & dedicated staff, who are welcoming, courageous, open-minded and supportive. When joining Spen Valley you are entering a supportive environment where we pride ourselves in offering a wide range of CPD opportunities including a bespoke CPD package through the National College. Being a member of Red Kite Alliance, we receive support, advice and training from some of the most successful schools in Yorkshire.  

The working hours for this role are 37 (8am - 4pm with a 3.30pm finish once a week) on a term time plus 5 days contract.

Staff Benefits include: 

• Employee Assist Package (including physiotherapy referrals, health & nutrition guidance, bespoke counselling and lifestyle advice, eyecare vouchers and free flu jabs) 
• Pension (West Yorkshire Pension Fund) 
• Cycle to Work Scheme 
• In school staff counselling (a personal & confidential counselling & support service) 
• Varied Staff wellbeing Initiatives 
• Menopause support
• Kirklees Vivup Scheme (saving money on shopping, days out, entertainment etc)

How to apply 

When applying for a post in our school we ask that you do not provide a generic letter. We are looking for candidates who have a genuine passion for working in our school, therefore we strongly advise you to look at our website, particularly our Trauma Informed Practices and in your application give specific information as to why you want to work in a school such as ours and what experience and/or qualifications you have, will make you the best candidate for the role. 

For more information on the school please see our website at www.spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk or contact our HR Lead, Tracey Bland on 01924 405451 or by email hr@spenvalleyhighschool.co.uk.

Please be aware: All employees are required to promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards safeguarding and are subject to Enhanced DBS Checks.

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.

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.

About Spen Valley High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spen Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spen-valley-high-school

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