Are you an organised and approachable individual?
Then this will be the job for you.
This post provides a unique opportunity to work within a high-performing and growing 11 to 18 grammar school with a large sixth-form and exceptional students.
We are delighted to have been named “Secondary School Of The Year”, “Soaring 57 places in the UK rankings to 77” out of approximately 6000 secondary schools (state and independent) in the latest Sunday Times Parent Power Guide.
About Us:
At Heckmondwike Grammar School, our motivation is for our students to enjoy their school days and to become thoughtful, articulate, confident and responsible members of society. In order to achieve this, we rely on our staff to work closely with students, parents and teachers to provide a supportive community, keeping the well-being of our students at the forefront of everything we do.
The Role:
The Sixth Form Study Facilitator - Pastoral plays a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the Sixth Form by providing high levels of support in the Jo Cox Centre. They will oversee and manage the study areas, fostering a structured and supportive environment where students feel safe and encouraged in their personal development.
The role involves maintaining high standards of behaviour, ensuring students remain engaged and use study time productively. Working closely with the Sixth Form Pastoral Leader, Attendance and Health Officer, and other staff, the post holder will promote student welfare and attendance, offering guidance and support as students navigate Sixth Form life.
A key responsibility is controlling and monitoring access to the Jo Cox Centre, ensuring only authorised individuals enter and playing a leading safeguarding role. The post holder will also coordinate and supervise break and lunchtime duties to maintain student safety and well-being and provide first aid assistance when required.
While school experience is not essential, a background in a front-facing or customer service role is desirable. The ideal candidate will be confident working with young people, able to build strong relationships, and skilled in maintaining professional boundaries.
Why Should You Apply?
Heckmondwike Grammar School is a unique school, with students who are eager to learn, keen to know more and want to enjoy their educational experiences. It is exceptional in many ways: a very diverse school community that produces results of the highest quality. We work effectively with the young people, really care about them and their futures and have an ultimate success measure of enabling them to proceed to where they want to go.
Excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.
Protection of children:
Disclosure of criminal background of those with access to children.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of
these cautions and convictions can be found on
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
Safeguarding Statement:
Heckmondwike Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Full details regarding our Safeguarding Procedures can be found on our website in the Safeguarding section, alternatively, please contact Recruitment to obtain a copy.