Head of Year

Star Academies; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-performing education trust is seeking a dedicated individual to provide exceptional support in a secondary school setting. The role focuses on fostering a caring environment for students and includes responsibilities related to pastoral care. Ideal candidates should have a strong educational background with a minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths, alongside experience working with young people. This position offers opportunities for professional development and growth within a values-based organisation.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Mentoring and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing pastoral support within an education setting.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community.
• Foster a caring and supportive learning environment for learners.

Skills

Working with young people

Pastoral support experience

Organisational skills

Customer service

Public speaking

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4 / A-C

Job description

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.

About Eden Boys’ Leadership Academy, Bradford

is a new secondary school for boys that opened in September 2019 and we were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in February 2024. The school has a Muslim faith designation, welcoming applications from pupils of all faiths and none. During its opening year, the school admitted an intake of 120 pupils into Year 7. The school will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year. Like all Star schools, it has a leadership specialism.

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
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• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing pastoral support within an education setting.
• 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.