Pastoral Lead / Head of Year

📍 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
🕒 Full-Time, Part-Time & Flexible Opportunities Available
📅 Start Date: ASAP

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them thrive both inside and outside the classroom?

We are currently recruiting dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Leads / Heads of Year to work within secondary schools across Bradford. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced pastoral staff, teachers, Behaviour Support Assistants, youth workers, or individuals with a strong background in supporting young people.

The Role

As a Pastoral Lead / Head of Year, you will play a key role in promoting student wellbeing, attendance and achievement, helping to create a positive and inclusive environment where every young person can succeed.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing pastoral support and guidance to students across a designated year group

• Building positive relationships with pupils, families and staff

• Supporting students with social, emotional and behavioural needs

• Promoting positive behaviour and high expectations throughout the school

• Monitoring attendance, punctuality and student welfare

• Working closely with safeguarding, SEND and senior leadership teams

• Leading interventions and supporting students to overcome barriers to learning

• Upholding safeguarding procedures and school expectations at all times

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

✅ Strong communication and interpersonal skills

✅ Experience working with children or young people in an educational, pastoral or support setting

✅ A calm, resilient and proactive approach

✅ The ability to build positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues

✅ Strong organisational and behaviour management skills

✅ A genuine passion for supporting young people to succeed

This Role Is Ideal For:

• Experienced Pastoral Leads and Heads of Year seeking a new opportunity

• Teachers looking to move into pastoral leadership

• Behaviour Support Assistants and Learning Mentors ready for the next step

• Youth workers, family support workers and safeguarding professionals

• Individuals looking for long-term or permanent opportunities within education

What We Offer:

🏫 Opportunities within a variety of secondary school settings across Bradford

🤝 Ongoing support from experienced education consultants

🎓 Access to professional development and training opportunities

📈 Career progression and leadership development support

⭐ Long-term and permanent opportunities available

💙 FREE Thrive training through Protocol Education to help you better support pupils' emotional wellbeing and development

If you are looking to build a rewarding career within education and make a lasting impact on young people's wellbeing, attendance and success, we would love to hear from you.

📩 Apply today to join our team of Pastoral Leads and Heads of Year supporting schools across Bradford.