Job description
Assistant Head of Year
Location: Manchester
Start Date: ASAP | End Date: December 2025 – Could go permanent or be offered a 12 month contract.
Contract: Full-Time, Temp to permanent
Daily Rate: GBP105 – GBP120
Hours: 8am – 4pm, Monday to Friday
We are excited to be working in close partnership with a dedicated Headteacher who is seeking to appoint a behaviour-focused pastoral worker on a long-term, full-time basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a genuine difference to students’ daily experiences, starting immediately.
This role would suit a confident and experienced Teaching Assistant or Pastoral Support Worker who thrives when supporting young people.
Your main responsibility will be managing the school’s “on-call” system – responding to behavioural incidents across the school as they arise. This means you’ll be constantly on the move, called upon to de-escalate disruptions and support teaching staff in maintaining a calm learning environment.
To thrive in this position, you will need to be:
Calm under pressure
Adaptable to changing situations
A skilled and confident communicator
Experience with pastoral or behavioural intervention is highly desirable, especially within an on-call capacity, but not essential. Training and support will be provided.
What Were Looking For:
Proven experience working with young people (references required)
Up-to-date Safeguarding & Prevent training (within the last 12 months)
Experience managing challenging behaviour and delivering appropriate interventions
To Apply:
You must:
Have the Right to Work in the UK
Hold (or be willing to apply for) an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service
Provide two professional, child-related references
What Prospero Teaching Offers:
Free, accredited CPD courses – including safeguarding & behaviour management
Ongoing support from our in-house Training and Development team
A dedicated consultant who will support you every step of the way
If you are interested in this role, please submit your up-to-date CV today. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is an education recruitment agency and is acting as an employment business for this vacancy.