Head of Year Assistant

Castleford Academy; Castleford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Castleford Academy in Castleford seeks a Head of Year Assistant to join the admin team and support Year Leaders and pastoral colleagues. The role focuses on delivering a confidential administration service, coordinating documents, and ensuring timely data and bookings, with a demanding workload and deadlines.

You will have at least 5 GCSEs including Maths and English, strong IT skills with Windows word processing and spreadsheets, and good administration experience.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English.
• Good knowledge of Windows based word processing and spreadsheet packages.
• General administration experience.
• Able to deal confidentially with people at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Prioritisation, time management and organisation skills to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide a confidential administration service to the Year Leaders and Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral).
• Communicate and liaise with pupils, parents and visitors to the academy as and when required.
• Deliver a high quality service by working effectively with teaching colleagues and associate staff.
• Prioritise and organise own workload to meet deadlines.
• Assist within Student Support during peak times.
• Distribute documentation and data to relevant staff.
• Use the Behaviour Log Analysis tool to monitor pupils on report.
• Complete proformas for detentions.
• Manage bookings and data for Connect/Internal Exclusion/lunch time detentions.

Skills

Confidentiality

Time management

Organisation

Prioritisation

Administration experience

Education

5 GCSEs including Maths and English

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Job description

Castleford Academy is a high-performing, over-subscribed 11-16 school with a strong academic record and a commitment to excellence. We invest in our staff through tailored professional development, well-being support, and opportunities for career progression.

With outcomes consistently above national averages, our success is driven by dedicated staff, hardworking pupils, and supportive families. Join a team that works together to achieve excellence and make a real difference in the Castleford community.

The academy is part of Castleford Trust. Leaders challenge and support all stakeholders to achieve outstanding outcomes for all pupils across the Trust. We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality teachers and support staff, supporting them to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development.

Head of Year Assistant

37 Hours

8am-4pm Monday-Thursday, 8am-3.30pm Friday

Term time plus 5 days

Grade 5 SCP 7-11

Actual salary: £23,433- £25,311 (FTE £27,274- £29,071)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hardworking, enthusiastic individual to join our Head of Year team. You will work with existing staff across the academy in order to ensure that the administration function deliver a seamless service.

You will:

• Provide a confidential administration service to the Year Leaders and Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral).
• Communicate and liaise with pupils, parents and visitors to the academy as and when required.
• Deliver a high quality service by working effectively with teaching colleagues and associate staff.
• Prioritise and organise own workload to meet deadlines.
• Assist within Student Support during peak times.
• Distribute documentation and data to relevant staff.
• Use the Behaviour Log Analysis tool to monitor pupils on report.
• Complete proformas for detentions.
• Manage bookings and data for Connect/Internal Exclusion/lunch time detentions.

You will be/have:

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C/4 or above including Maths and English.
• Good knowledge of Windows based word processing and spreadsheet packages.
• General administration experience.
• Able to deal confidentially with people at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Prioritisation, time management and organisation skills to meet deadlines.

The deadline for applications is midday on Monday 21st September 2026, with interviews taking place shortly after.

As part of our team at Castleford Trust, you will have access to a comprehensive package of wellbeing support designed exclusively for schools, providing access to a team of in-house wellbeing experts, counsellors, nurses and physiotherapists.

References: References will be taken up shortly after shortlisting and prior to interview using the contact details you supply on your application.

Equal Opportunities: Castleford Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. Castleford Trust welcomes applications from anyone who meets the criteria for the role.