Year Manager

🌟 Join Our Team as a Year Manager

We're looking for an inspiring, organised, and student focused Year Manager for a maternity cover role until December 2027. You will play a key role in shaping the culture, progress, and wellbeing of a designated year group within our academy. This is a pivotal pastoral leadership position for someone who is passionate about helping young people thrive-academically, socially, and personally.

As a Year Manager, you will lead the strategic development of your year group, ensuring students meet our high expectations, overcome barriers to learning, and feel supported throughout their school journey. Working closely with teachers, families, and external agencies, you will be at the heart of our commitment to creating a safe, ambitious, and nurturing environment.

🔍 What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and managing the pastoral provision for a designated year group, ensuring students achieve strong academic outcomes and uphold academy standards.
• Identifying barriers to learning and coordinating targeted intervention strategies to support progress, attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing.
• Enhancing students' personal and social development through guidance, mentoring, and proactive pastoral support.
• Leading, supporting, and developing a team of tutors to ensure consistent, high‑quality pastoral care and oversight of student progress.
• Acting as a key link between school and home, maintaining strong relationships with families and external support services.
• Monitoring behaviour, attendance, and engagement data to inform strategic planning and early intervention.
• Promoting a positive, inclusive culture where students feel valued, motivated, and equipped to succeed.

💡 What We're Looking For

• A calm, confident, and proactive individual with a genuine commitment to supporting young people.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with students, families, and colleagues.
• Experience in pastoral leadership, behaviour management, or working with young people in a supportive capacity.
• The ability to analyse information, plan interventions, and lead others effectively.
• Resilience, empathy, and the capacity to remain solution‑focused under pressure.
• A team player who contributes positively to the wider ethos and strategic priorities of the academy.
• Willingness to undertake CPD and develop expertise in pastoral care, safeguarding, and behaviour support.

📌 Role Details

• Salary: £26,910 per annum
• Term‑time only: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday
• Working hours: 8:00am - 4pm
• Fixed term contract
• Local Government Pension Scheme

🎁 Additional Benefits

• Access to 250+ wellbeing, shopping, and lifestyle perks
• Tailored CPD opportunities to support your professional growth
• Competitive maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Free confidential support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Health Cash Plan for essential medical expenses
• Free on‑site parking
• One guaranteed paid personal day each year

If you're ready to lead, support, and champion a year group-helping students grow into confident, responsible, and successful young people-we'd love to hear from you.