Year 11 Year Group Manager - Fixed term contract

Workington Academy; Workington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Workington Academy is seeking a Year Group Manager to act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer and lead attendance and wellbeing initiatives for a year group. You will support pupils with social, emotional, behavioural and attendance needs and coordinate with staff and external partners to ensure timely interventions.

The role requires strong safeguarding commitment, confidentiality, and excellent organisation and communication skills within a secondary education setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with young people in educational or pastoral settings.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent organisational, time-management and administrative abilities.
• Confidence with attendance systems, behaviour processes and safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a pastoral team.
• Absolute respect for confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer and manage a child protection caseload.
• Lead attendance monitoring and intervention for the year group.
• Support students with social, emotional, behavioural and attendance needs.
• Collaborate with Directors, pastoral teams and external agencies to meet student needs.
• Communicate with parents and carers; contribute to assemblies and wider academy events.
• Use data to identify concerns and implement timely, effective interventions.

Skills

Experience with youth

Interpersonal skills

Organisation

Attendance systems

Safeguarding procedures

Job description

This is a key pastoral role within the academy, providing a pivotal link between students, families, staff and external agencies. The successful candidate will play a central part in supporting student wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and engagement at a crucial stage of secondary education.

The Role

As Year Group Manager, you will:

• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer and hold a child protection caseload
• Contribute to the leadership of attendance monitoring and intervention for the year group
• Support students with social, emotional, behavioural and attendance needs
• Work closely with the Director of Learning, pastoral teams and external agencies to meet student needs
• Communicate regularly and professionally with parents and carersContribute to assemblies, rewards, student voice and wider academy events
• Use data to identify concerns and implement timely, effective interventions

This role requires a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high standards, alongside excellent organisational and communication skills.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Experience of working with young people in an educational, pastoral or welfare context
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work calmly under pressure
• Excellent organisation, time-management and administrative skills
• Confidence working with attendance systems, behaviour processes and safeguarding procedures
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a wider pastoral team
• Absolute respect for confidentiality and professional boundaries

Experience in education, youth work or student support is advantageous, but we also welcome applicants able to demonstrate suitability through transferable experience.

Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children's Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.