Pastoral Head of Year (non-teaching)

Job title:         Pastoral Head of Year (non-teaching)

Location:        Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Salary:             Starting salary range from £26,925 to £33,000 gross per annum pro rata (negotiable subject to experience). Actual of £25,615 to £31,394.42 gross per annum

Contract:        Permanent, Full-time, 43 working weeks

Start date:     September 2024

‘Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly’

‘This is a school where students care for students and are determined that they succeed’

OFSTED report, December 2022

We are seeking to appoint an energetic, passionate, and tenacious Pastoral Head of Year. The successful applicant will work with colleagues, students and parents/carers in partnership, sustaining and improving the quality of education provided. The Pastoral Head of Year have the responsibility to set high standards and high expectations in student behaviour, attendance, appearance and to celebrate success and achievements. They are a crucial point of contact between home and school and for students on a day-to-day basis.

Our mission statement is to create Sheffield’s Influential young leaders of tomorrow and you will play a key role in equipping students with the skills to attain a range of prestigious positions and life experiences. Our core values are ambition, knowledge and determination and we are looking for someone who shares and embodies these values. This is an exciting time to be joining the school post our successful OFSTED. We have wonderful, ambitious students from a range of diverse backgrounds with over 70 languages spoken within our community.

The academy is part of United Learning, the UK’s largest national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities while we have recently had our first successful applications to Eton and Oxford.

The academy has over 1,200 pupils and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities. We are part of the United Learning Trust, the largest and most successful academy trusts in the country who offer unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities.

The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe. https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/

We are seeking candidates who can positively contribute in our journey to become an ‘Outstanding’ school. 

This role requires a highly focussed individual who is organised and passionate about making a difference for our academy and the local community. The successful candidate will be highly efficient with outstanding attention to detail. This is a challenging role that will bring many rewards.

We are looking for someone who:

• Shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all our young people receive the best education in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
• Has personal qualities to motivate, support and challenge others
•  Strong interpersonal skills
•  The ability to command respect from students
•  Is committed to improving the life chances of our students and support them to become well rounded citizens.
• Numeracy and literacy skills equivalent to GCSE grade C in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.

We will offer you:

• Highly competitive pay above national average.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• A respectful working environment.
• Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy, across the Cluster and United Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Perkbox benefits platform.
• Free on-site parking.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Sheffield Park Academy Vacancies and complete our online application form. Please note that CVs are not accepted. The closing date for this post is 9am, Friday 16th August 2024. Interviews will take place w/c 19th August 2024. If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early.

If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity, please contact hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.