Assistant Year Leader

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Job Reference EPSEDJOBS/1141/13568

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Salary: Grade E - Actual Annual Salary £30,168 - £33,098 per annum Working Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week (Term term including INSET days plus one additional week) Establishment Name and Location: Noadswood School, North Road, Southampton Closing Date: 25/10/2026 Job Category: Support Local Authority: Hampshire Phase of Education: Secondary

Job Introduction

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Year Leader to join our exceptionally experienced, strong and tenacious current team of pastoral leaders, validated by peer and external review alike for the quality of their work. You will be joining an excellent, determined team. We seek candidates who, over time, will have the flexibility to work right across our age groups should that be in the best interests of the team and the students. 

Our externally highly-regarded Pastoral team currently consists of 5 Year Leaders, 3 Assistant Year Leaders, a Therapy Team of experienced Therapeutic Workers, ELSAs, and a School Counsellor. 

As an Assistant Year Leader, you will:

• Carry out administration and support of school policies and procedures for the Year Teams and Therapy Teams under their direction. 
• Site walk every morning at 8.30am and at every lesson change over and during student social times, reinforcing timely movement of everyone around school site, and ensuring pinch points of site are routinely monitored.
• Work with the Year Leaders and other members of the pastoral team, supporting the behaviour, attendance and pastoral provision for year groups’ of students.
• Provide daily support for students including with respect to academic, behaviour and wellbeing and self-regulation issues. 
• Work alongside the Year Leader and attendance officer to track and monitor attendance, and to intervene where this is a concern.
• Plan and implement co-ordinated appropriate interventions for students whose attendance, achievement, behaviour or wellbeing is a concern.
• Support year and school events in the day (and in the evenings paid accordingly) pertaining to the year group(s), the House system and whole school culture.
• Liaise with the other Year Leaders and Assistant Year Leaders, to ensure continuity and progression of high-quality pastoral provision throughout the school
• Contribute to assemblies on a regular basis in partnership with Year Leaders and existing Year Leaders, and take a consistent lead on administrating rewards and celebrations events throughout the year, under the direction of Year Leaders and SLT
• Cover the KS3/KS4 offices while current Assistant Year Leaders are in meetings, on duty or working with specific students or groups of students.
• Support on school trips and field work.
• Receive safeguarding and child protection training to join the school’s Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead team, led by the Designated Safeguarding Lead and the Headteacher. 

Can you bring:

• A commitment to the highest aspirations and progress for all our students, 
• An enthusiasm for the wellbeing and mental health of every young person in our care,
• A drive to remove barriers to students’ learning by providing them with effective support and guidance so that their learning is enhanced,
• The ability to communicate effectively and consistently with young people and build positive relationships with them and their families,
• Insight, clarity, empathy and commitment to relationships with parents, carers and all colleagues across the school?
• Willingness to liaise with all colleagues and other agencies in the interests of students and families?
• Keenness to be involved in year, House and whole school assemblies and events?
• Commitment to your own professional development and learning in the role?
• Energy and enthusiasm, calm and steadiness no matter the good or challenging times?

If so, we would love to explore your ideas with you and see you in action at interview.

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