Assistant Head Of Year

Star Academies; Royton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Academies is seeking a dedicated pastoral support professional to foster a caring and supportive learning environment for pupils. You will bring experience in wellbeing, SEMH/SEND support and strong interpersonal skills to build positive relationships across staff and students.

The role emphasizes commitment, organisational ability and the delivery of high-quality customer service to the school community.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing Mental Wellbeing, SEMH, SEND or counselling support to students.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• The ability to speak in front of large groups of students and small groups of staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral and wellbeing support to students.
• Help foster a caring and supportive learning environment.
• Collaborate with staff to address student welfare and engagement.

Skills

Pastoral care

Customer service

Organisational skills

Public speaking

Mental wellbeing

Student engagement

Education

GCSEs including English & Maths

Job description

About Eden Boys' School, Bolton

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

is a Muslim faith-based secondary school for boys, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in 2014 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in May 2017.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing Mental Wellbeing, SEMH, SEND or counselling support to students or young people.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• The ability to speak in front of large groups of students and small groups of staff.

About Star Academies

is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, . With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.