Year Leader (non-teaching)

The Chase, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NZ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Term Time Only plus 1 TE day
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: SO2 (Pts 26-28) actual salary between £33,911.70 to £36,398.66 per annum (dependent on length of service)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Hours: Full Time 39 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only + 1 TE day

Salary: SO2 (Pts 26-28) £37,280 - £39152 pa pro rata (actual salary between £33,911.70 to £36,398.66 per annum -dependent on length of service)

Start date: Required from September 2026 or sooner

We have an exciting opportunity at The Chase for a suitably qualified individual to contribute to the busy life of our school as a Year Leader. The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team of Year Leaders supported by other experienced members of staff.

You will be responsible for leading aspects of the Pastoral care of approximately 240 students in one of the school’s year groups within this comprehensive school situated at the heart of its community in Malvern. This role involves supporting students, setting expectations for behaviour, attendance and appearance, identifying barriers of learning and provide them with strategies and to celebrate students’ achievements. You will also be working within the school’s safeguarding team, including deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

This is a great opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate to join our vibrant school community and to help contribute to the ever-growing success and reputation of The Chase School.

Please read the job description and person specification and if you feel that you have the qualities and experience to be a part of our success, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

If you would like further information about this role please contact us.

Closing date:22nd May 2026 at 9.00 am

Interviews will be held shortly after closing date.

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

The Chase is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and therefore the successful application for any position will be required to undertake a criminal records check DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) with ID and reference checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Pastoral Leader Job Description 2026.pdf - 222 KB (opens in new tab)

Pastoral Leader Person Specification.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Chase

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1407 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Chase website
• Email address: recruitment@chase.worcs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-chase

The Chase strives to be a school of excellence in every way, and this is naturally made clear in our mission statement:

This school seeks to encourage and reward excellence of every kind, to enable all students to achieve their full potential to become successfully independent, and to stress the importance of caring interdependence.
In pursuit of our mission statement, we strive to instil the following characteristics of effective life-long learning in all students:
• Aspiration
• Respect
• Resilience
• Adaptability

The Chase strives to be more than a school; it is a family, it is a community. Like all good families, The Chase wants our children to be happy and successful in their lives. We want our children to be happy and successful today. We want our children to be excited about the prospect of coming to school, each and every day. To that end, we provide pastoral care second to none; a quality of teaching that inspires young minds and a vast extra-curricular programme that will identify and develop the individual talents of each child. This is a caring, family school, which is insistent on good behaviour, caring interdependence, and strong partnerships between home and school, so all students feel happy, safe and secure as they pursue their studies.

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