Head of Year (Non-Teaching) at Airedale Academy

Airedale Academy; Castleford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Airedale Academy in Castleford is seeking a dedicated pastoral leader to support Year groups within the Academy and across the Trust. You will work with Year Leaders on strategic planning, safeguarding and promoting pupil progress, while acting as a role model and fostering positive relationships with families.

This role offers collaborative support from executive leaders and opportunities to contribute to safeguarding, wellbeing and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Able to work flexibly and constructively as part of a team.
• Able to form strong and effective working relationships.
• Positive and caring approach with pupils and excellent pastoral skills.
• Demonstrates emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours.
• Committed to Trust values and to achieving the best for every pupil.
• Upholds safeguarding policies and promotes pupil wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside Year Leaders to contribute towards strategic leadership of the pastoral system across the Academy.
• Act as a figurehead for the designated year group, supporting assemblies, parents' evenings and after-hours meetings.
• Assist in strategic planning and liaising with teams to monitor attendance, rewards, behaviour for learning and foster positive competition.
• Encourage pupils to interact, collaborate, and engage with learning.
• Undertake safeguarding training to DSL level and contribute to the safeguarding team.
• Support pupils to make aspirational academic and personal progress as indicated by data.
• Assume pastoral responsibility for the Year Group and act as a role model in conduct and standards.
• Uphold and promote child protection policies and ensure staff adherence.
• Promote health, safety and wellbeing of pupils.

Skills

Flexible team player

Job description

About this Role

The successful candidate will:

• Work alongside Year Leaders to contribute towards strategic leadership of the pastoral system across the Academy.
• Act as a figurehead for the designated year group, supporting assemblies, organisation of parents' evenings and after-hours meetings where the important relationship between the Academy and home is at the forefront of activities taking place.
• Work alongside Year Leaders in the strategic planning, leadership and decision making for the Academy/Trust and to liaise with the relevant teams across the Academy to monitor attendance, rewards, behaviour for learning and to foster positive competition between form groups.
• Encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively and engage all pupils with their learning.
• Undertake safeguarding training to Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) level and actively contribute as a member of the academy safeguarding team.
• Support all pupils to make aspirational academic and personal progress as specified by baseline data and other information.
• Assume pastoral responsibility for the Year Group.
• Act as a role model in terms of conduct, dress and professionalism and set the highest possible standards of expectations.
• Uphold and promote the Academy's child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures and ensure they are adhered to by all staff.
• Promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of pupils.

You will be:

• Able to work flexibly and constructively as part of a team, understanding Academy roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Able to form strong and effective working relationships.
• Positive and have a caring approach to pupils and excellent pastoral skills.
• Able to demonstrate emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours and still retain a sense of humour.
• Committed to Airedale Academy values.
• Committed to achieving the best for every pupil.
• Supportive of the Academy's ethos and values at all times both within the Academy and the wider community.
• Able to provide an active contribution to the wider part of Academy life.

As a valued colleague within our Trust, you can expect:

• Unwavering support and a culture of collaboration: you will benefit from exceptional support from our executive leaders, leadership teams and dedicated Trust specialists across key areas including curriculum development, safeguarding, inclusion, governance, HR, finance, estates, IT and compliance. At Castleford Trust collaboration is at the heart of everything we do - your success is our shared success.
• Wellbeing and Community: from Day 1 your wellbeing matters to us. You will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members. Throughout our local community you will be able to join local fitness and swimming facilities at a discounted rate, and each year be able to take advantage of our onsite health checks. We regularly review and update our services to meet the needs of colleagues at all stages in their life and careers.
• Working together to achieve excellence for all: all the academies within the Trust have a strong moral purpose and seek to have a positive impact on the communities that they serve and to support families to overcome any social disadvantage. We are deeply committed to our values of Care, Aspire and Succeed and have very high expectations and aspirations for pupils and colleagues alike.

Closing date for Applications: Providing suitable interest,the closing date for applications is 8.00 am on Monday 2nd November 2026 with interviews taking place on Friday 6th November 2026.

References:

References will be taken up shortly aftershortlisting and prior to interview using the contact details you supply onyour application.

Equal Opportunities:

Castleford Trust is committed toequality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals areencouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexualorientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage andcivil partnership. Castleford Trust welcomes applications from anyone whomeets the criteria for the role.