Key Role Information

Salary
£23,967 - £25,999
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
15/12/2025 09:00
Interview
18 December 2025
Start
3 November 2025
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Grade 5 SCP 12-17 (£27,711 - £30,060 FTE) Actual salary £23,967 - £25,999
Department
Pastoral
Key stage
Key Stage 3
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
43.700
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We seek to appoint a highly motivated Assistant Progress Leader with experience of working with young people to join our dedicated Pastoral Team. The role will involve the successful applicant assisting and inspiring their pupils in their Key Stage and a team of form tutors with accountability for the academic, social, personal progress and attendance of all pupils in the Key Stage and promoting ‘Excellence in the Heart of the Community’. The successful candidate will work collaboratively in contributing to an effective learning environment and maximising learning opportunities for each individual pupil in their year group.


We can offer the successful candidate an opportunity to work with highly trained, supportive and experienced staff, the Pastoral Team at Hillside is a very experienced team and a strength of the school. We have a whole school commitment to professional development as we believe that development of staff is a key aspect in raising standards for our pupils. As a member of the Wade Deacon Trust, we can offer the successful candidate numerous exciting opportunities to further develop their career.


Come and find out more by getting in touch, we would welcome staff who would like to take a tour of our school.


The Wade Deacon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical clearance. 



Qualifications

GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalentessential

Skills

Organisational Fit

Ability to build and maintain successful relationships with students, treat them consistently, with respect and consideration and demonstrate concern for their development as learnersessential
Demonstrates high expectations for all studentsessential
High motivation and professional commitmentessential
A commitment to student-centred educationessential

Personal Attributes

To have constant and consistent expectations of high standardsessential
The ability to listen to and understand othersessential

Relevant Skills

To have an understanding of inclusion, especially within a school settingessential
To have relevant experience and knowledge of working with children and young people in an educational settingessential
The ability to relate well to children and adults.essential

Hillside High School

Vicky Convey

v.convey@hillsidehigh.co.uk

Breeze Hill
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 9NU

Safeguarding Information

The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school’s Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.