Pastoral Administrator/Deputy Head of Year (Sixth Form)

We are seeking an organised and proactive individual with strong administrative experience to support the Head of Sixth Form. The successful candidate will have responsibility for maintaining accurate and up-to-date correspondence and administrative records in line with Sixth Form requirements, playing a key role in providing an efficient, responsive, and high-quality clerical and pastoral support service across both year groups.

Excellent IT skills are essential, along with the ability to communicate confidently and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including students, staff, and parents. Experience of working within a school environment is desirable but not essential.

Information about the School

St Martin's School is a large co-educational comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. The school benefits from a pleasant semi-rural environment with agricultural land to the rear. It has a large sixth-form block and occupies an open, attractive 30-acre site. Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. Hutton is five miles from the M25 and 19 miles from London, which is easily reached by road or train (25 minutes to Liverpool Street Station).

This is a large, but friendly school in which all staff are supported to develop their talents. It is supported by an extensive and wide-ranging in-house continual professional development programme (CPD). We have high-quality mentoring and induction programmes for staff with excellent opportunities for training and professional development.

Benefits

• Pension scheme – also automatically includes Life Assurance
• Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational Trust
• Two-week October half-term (term-time staff)
• Employee savings and discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential well-being support for employees and dependants
• Mental Health First Aiders – we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
• Gifted Service Leave for long service
• Health Cash plan to support with everyday healthcare costs – e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy. Includes Virtual GP service

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, Discovery Educational Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes ethnic origin, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Discovery Educational Trust.

Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our pupils against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form; CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.