Head of Year - Pastoral

Cansfield High School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9TP

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  18 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £33,673.00 Annually (FTE) Term Time plus 2 weeks

Head of Year - Pastoral job summary

Cansfield High School is seeking a dedicated and inspiring Pastoral Head of Year to lead on student wellbeing and cultivate a school culture grounded in our core values: Aspirational, Courageous, Curious, Honourable, and Respectful.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the school’s pastoral care strategy.

• Provide tailored support for vulnerable students through mentoring and effective multi-agency collaboration.

• Oversee and refine systems for monitoring attendance, behaviour, and academic progress.

• Design and deliver high-quality enrichment activities.

• Build strong and supportive relationships with students, families, staff, and the wider community.

• Promote inclusion, resilience, and positive behaviour throughout the school.

37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks. Fixed Term until 31.12.2027 - possibility of becoming permanent.If you would like further information about this role then please contact Mrs Helen Aspinall by email - h.aspinall@cansfield.wigan.sch.ukCansfield High School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles involve contact with children and are thus engaged in regulated activity relevant to children. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to references and online searches. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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 Cansfield High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 974 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cansfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cansfield-high-school

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