Head of Year (Teaching or Non-Teaching)

Holy Trinity Catholic School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0AX

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

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: TLR1a - Teaching/Grade 4 - Non Teaching
• Additional allowances:

  TLR1a - Teaching/Grade 4 - Non Teaching

Head of Year (Teaching or Non-Teaching) job summary

Holy Trinity Catholic School seeks to serve young people from both the Catholic and local community, welcoming all those who embrace its values and share in its quest for excellence.

We are a good school, with a with a recent Section 48 inspection headline of Outstanding (March 2026); an achievement we are immensely proud of as a faith school which is fully inclusive and is committed to the diverse community we serve.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic, resilient, and highly motivated individual who would join our outstanding pastoral team as a Head of Year.

Responsibilities:

To make a significant contribution to Holy Trinity’s ethos and culture of encouragement and achievement.

The successful candidate is required to be flexible in their approach to this role and be prepared to go the ‘extra mile’ in support of the students and families of Holy Trinity.

Be responsible for managing and addressing the needs of students who need help to overcome barriers to learning to achieve their full potential and to support all aspects of inclusion

To fully support, lead and uphold the Catholic Life of the school

To proactively work with parents/ carers to improve all aspects of educational outcomes and safety of all pupils

To monitor, support and intervene to ensure that all pupils adhere to the high standards of behaviour and learning, attendance and punctuality across school

Be responsible for the strategic oversight of student academic and progress performance in your year group, working with progress leaders across school

Promoting and leading on ensuring all pupils achieve excellent attendance and punctuality in conjunction with the Attendance leads in school

Support with transition for Year 6 into Year 7 pupils for September 2026 if appointed to HOY 7 position

Leader of progress and information evenings for students in your year group.

To Lead a team of highly effective Form Tutors and insist on high expectations at all times.

To create and maintain positive relationships with students and families.

To be acutely aware of Safeguarding and Child Protection issues in your year group and seek appropriate support when required- this will involve leading aspects of safeguarding and early help and intervention at the appropriate threshold and supporting the team of DSLs in school

To maintain accurate records for all pupils

To contribute and lead rewards and sanctions for year group

Pastoral support for students who are vulnerable including but not limited to those new to school, on a managed move or accessing alternative provision to ensure that their transition is successful. This is both for those who are welcomed into Holy Trinity or those who are educated elsewhere but remain on the school roll.

To liaise and working with other members of the pastoral team, senior leadership team and middle leaders.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and therefore expects all staff to share the commitment. As part of our safer recruitment process, please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and social media check, in line with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Any incidents or issues identified from the searches will be explored with the applicant at the interview. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check. A copy of our school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on the school’s website.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Holy Trinity Catholic School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 747 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holy Trinity Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holy-trinity-catholic-school-birmingham

Holy Trinity Catholic School seeks to serve young people from both the Catholic and the local community, welcoming all those who embrace its values and share its quest for excellence. In a Section 48 inspection January 2020, Holy Trinity was rated as an ‘Outstanding’ school. We are very proud of this achievement; our Catholic faith underpins everything we do as a school community.

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