Pastoral Head of Year

Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 2XG

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th January 2027

• Closing date

  1 December 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 November 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: £34,434.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE)

Pastoral Head of Year job summary

To lead the pastoral care, welfare, behaviour, attendance and personal development of an allocated year group, ensuring pupils are safe, supported and able to achieve their full potential. The post holder will work collaboratively with staff, families and external agencies to promote high standards of attendance, behaviour, wellbeing and inclusion.

The advertised closing date is the latest date by which applications will normally be accepted. However, the Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy earlier than the stated closing date where it has received a sufficient number of applications to undertake a fair and effective selection process.

Where a vacancy is closed early, the Trust will ensure that all applications received before the closure date are considered fairly and consistently against the published selection criteria. The Trust will continue to meet its legal obligations, including those relating to equality and non-discrimination, throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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 Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 730 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-academy

At Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, our mission is to become the number one school of choice in the local area. It will be a school characterised first and foremost by our faith and strength of our Catholic community. We will be recognised for having an exceptional curriculum
that provides pupils with powerful academic knowledge and the character development they need to really 'Live life to the full'.

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