Head of Year

Head of Year Required for Secondary School in Bradford City Centre

About the Role

An ambitious and inclusive secondary school in Bradford City Centre is seeking an experienced and dedicated Head of Year to join its pastoral team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people, promoting high standards of behaviour, attendance and wellbeing, and making a lasting impact on students’ personal development.

The school has a diverse student population and prides itself on creating a supportive, inclusive environment where every student is encouraged to achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will lead the pastoral care for a designated year group, working closely with students, families, teachers, safeguarding staff and external agencies to ensure barriers to learning are identified and addressed.

This role would suit an experienced pastoral professional, behaviour mentor, youth worker, learning mentor or teaching assistant looking to take the next step in their career.

Your Role

• Lead the pastoral care, welfare and personal development of a designated year group.
• Build positive relationships with students, acting as a trusted adult who promotes high expectations and positive behaviour.
• Monitor attendance, punctuality, behaviour and academic progress, intervening where concerns arise.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, the SEND team, safeguarding leads and senior leaders to provide coordinated support for students.
• Liaise regularly with parents and carers, fostering positive home-school relationships to improve outcomes.
• Support students experiencing social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, anxiety, behavioural challenges, safeguarding concerns and additional learning needs.
• Coordinate interventions and pastoral support plans to help students overcome barriers to learning.
• Promote the school’s values, expectations and behaviour policy while celebrating student success and achievement.

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience working in a pastoral, behaviour, safeguarding, education or youth support role within a secondary school or similar setting.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people and improving their educational experience.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with students, families and colleagues.
• Calm, resilient and confident when managing challenging situations and supporting vulnerable students.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Experience supporting students with SEMH, Autism (ASC), ADHD, anxiety, trauma, attendance concerns or safeguarding needs is highly desirable.
• Able to work collaboratively whilst using initiative to make informed decisions.
• Committed to promoting inclusion, safeguarding and the wellbeing of every student.

Highlights of Becoming an Engage Education Candidate

• Full-time position with the opportunity to become permanent.
• Gain valuable experience within an established pastoral leadership team.
• Excellent opportunity for experienced pastoral professionals looking to progress into senior pastoral leadership.
• Ongoing professional development and access to specialist training.

Why Choose Engage Education?

• We pay all our staff in line with the Agency Worker Regulations, meaning your pay will be equal to that of a permanent employee.
• You will benefit from your own dedicated Engage consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.
• You will be invited to our wide range of continued professional development (CPD) training sessions, delivered by our experienced senior leadership team. These are completely free to attend.
• Receive a £50 Amazon voucher when you refer friends!

How to Apply

If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, apply below or get in touch with us directly.

If you’re not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion. We receive a high volume of applications for our vacancies, so please don’t be discouraged—we’ll continue to keep your CV on file and contact you regarding other suitable opportunities.

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We look forward to hearing from you!