Year 11 Year Group Manager - Fixed term contract
Workington Academy, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4EB5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
30/11/2026 (or as soon as possible)
Closing date
8 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 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
- £32,803.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 9 (Term time plus 4 weeks)
Year 11 Year Group Manager - Fixed term contract job summary
This is a key pastoral role within the academy, providing a pivotal link between students, families, staff and external agencies. The successful candidate will play a central part in supporting student wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and engagement at a crucial stage of secondary education.
The Role
As Year Group Manager, you will:
- Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer and hold a child protection caseload
Contribute to the leadership of attendance monitoring and intervention for the year group
- Support students with social, emotional, behavioural and attendance needs
Work closely with the Director of Learning, pastoral teams and external agencies to meet student needs
- Communicate regularly and professionally with parents and carers
- Contribute to assemblies, rewards, student voice and wider academy events
- Use data to identify concerns and implement timely, effective interventions
This role requires a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high standards, alongside excellent organisational and communication skills.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Experience of working with young people in an educational, pastoral or welfare context
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work calmly under pressure
- Excellent organisation, time‑management and administrative skills
- Confidence working with attendance systems, behaviour processes and safeguarding procedures
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a wider pastoral team
- Absolute respect for confidentiality and professional boundaries
Experience in education, youth work or student support is advantageous, but we also welcome applicants able to demonstrate suitability through transferable experience.
Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.
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 Workington Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1234 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Workington Academy website
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Cumbria