Key Role Information

Salary
£38,511.00 - 42,123.00 actual approx salary £35,415 - £38,738
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
27/11/2026 09:00
Interview
2 December 2026
Start
1 January 2027
Contract term
TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
Pay grade
NJC Manchester Pay Scale | SCP26 - SCP30
Department
Pastoral Support
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
35.00
Weeks per year
41.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, hard-working, team player, who will join us in the role of a Non-Teaching Head of Year.


Main purpose of the job:


  1. To provide operational leadership for the pastoral development, wellbeing, and academic progress of a designated year group, ensuring all students are supported to achieve their full potential.
  2.  To lead on improving attendance, behaviour, and engagement for students within the year group, using data to identify concerns and implement targeted interventions.
  3. To be the key point of contact between home and school for the year group, building strong, supportive relationships with parents and carers to promote positive outcomes.
  4. To lead and manage a team of form tutors, ensuring a consistent and high-quality pastoral experience that supports both personal development and academic aspiration.
  5. To coordinate with internal teams and external agencies to provide tailored support for students facing barriers to learning, ensuring all safeguarding concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately.
  6. To model and uphold high expectations across the school day, providing visible leadership during lessons, unstructured times, and transitions, including duties, ‘on call’, detentions, and behaviour interventions.
  7. To contribute to whole-school culture by promoting student leadership, celebrating achievements, and fostering a sense of belonging and responsibility within the year group.


Reporting to: Assistant Headteacher

St Matthew's RC High School

Kay Gibson

k.gibson@smrchs.com

Nuthurst Road
Moston
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M40 0EW

Safeguarding Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application and will be subject to further safer recruitment checks, such as references, with ID documents retained on file. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check, as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026.