Sixth Form Welfare Lead
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
7 September 2026
Closing date
24 September 2026 at 9:30am
Date listed
7 September 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
- GLF Specialist 14 £31,321 FTE (actual £26,945)
Sixth Form Welfare Lead job summary
Highdown School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Sixth Form Welfare Lead, to join our vibrant Sixth Form Team. This role would be suited to candidates with a strong administrative background and also experience in a pastoral role within schools. If you have a passion for working with young people, with a focus on students’ social and emotional development and are looking to work within a supportive and professional team, we would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity:
- To provide pastoral support for all Sixth Form students and promote student welfare, including monitoring attendance.
- To remove any barriers to learning to support the student's achievements and oversee the Year 12 mentoring scheme.
- To be the Designated Safeguarding Officer for the Sixth Form Safeguarding issues.
- To administer all aspects of the 16-19 Bursary Programme
- To promote a professional and friendly point of call to all Sixth Form Students, Parents and Carers, external agencies and visitors to our school.
About Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a thriving school, established in 1971, where all students are challenged to reach excellence every day. Our most important resource is our staff. Therefore, we aim to create the conditions and culture within the academy that make Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre a rewarding place to work. We are committed to investing in staff professional learning and leadership development, taking action to rationalise workload, promote mental and physical health and wellbeing, and encourage collaboration and peer support.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidate will be -
- Passionate about supporting student wellbeing and creating a positive Sixth Form environment
- An outstanding administrator, with a keen eye for detail and accurate record keeping
- Able to prioritise work and committed to working as part of a team
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 19,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity, and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details:
Start date: ASAP
Contract type: Permanent
Pay Scale: GLF Specialist 14 £31,321 FTE (actual £26,945)
Working hours : 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time)
Working pattern: 8.15am - 4pm Mon - Thurs and 8.15 - 3.45pm on Friday
Closing date: 24th September 2026 at 9.30 am
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 Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1537 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Highdown was awarded academy status in 2010 and was judged to be a good school by Ofsted in April 2015.
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a thriving school where all students are challenged to reach excellence every day.
Our most important resource is our staff. Therefore, we aim to create the conditions and culture within the academy that make Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre a rewarding place to work. We are committed to investing in staff professional learning and leadership development, taking action to rationalise workload, promote mental and physical health and wellbeing, and encourage collaboration and peer support.
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, teaching and support staff (including temporary and supply staff), governors and volunteers to share this commitment.
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