Job Introduction
Start date: 1 September 2025
We require an energetic and enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to contribute to the work of our strong pastoral team. The successful candidate will work closely with the other Heads of Year to ensure our pupils are well educated, safe, happy, engaged in their learning and have profitable post 16 destinations.
You will need to be an inspirational person with a ‘can-do’ attitude and:
- An inclusive and challenging vision for your cohort – setting high expectations for all.
- A systematic approach to planning and development.
- A clear understanding of how to raise standards.
- The ability to design and deliver aspects of the school’s SMSC programme.
- The Leadership skills to support your Pastoral Assistant and team of Tutors.
Supported by a Pastoral Assistant you will lead a team of tutors and be responsible for a year group comprising approximately 130 students.
In addition, the successful candidate will assist in the coordination of mental health provision for pupils across the school.
This is a multi-faceted role that necessitates adaptability, strong organisational skills and attention to detail. Above all, a ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to engage children is essential in this challenging and very rewarding role. Experience of safeguarding, child protection and child mental health is desirable, but comprehensive training in this area will be provided.
The postholder will also be responsible for fulfilling the safeguarding requirements of the role and adhering to the school’s Safeguarding Policy.
Why join Portchester Community School?
Portchester Community School is a popular and growing 11-16 comprehensive school situated in the historical village of Portchester. We are surrounded by the beautiful Hampshire countryside and benefit from our highly effective local authority.
Pupils have a positive approach to learning, a committed staff and a supportive body of Governors and parents have helped to create a school which was judged by OFSTED (January 2024) to be ‘Good’ in every area of its provision and ‘outstanding’ for personal development. We pride ourselves in being highly inclusive and pupil focused. We were awarded the prestigious National SMSC Quality Mark Gold Award, for the second time in April 2024. We are immensely proud of our pupils and their achievements.
We have a strong Community provision that includes Nursery, Pre-school, Adult Learning, Community Sports, and Letting and hires.
We will offer you:
- Competitive salary
- Excellent pension options
- Bespoke training opportunities
- A highly supportive work environment.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, or would like to visit our school in advance of making an application please contact Mr Richard Carlyle – Headteacher j.earl@portchester.hants.sch.uk or call 023 92364399
An Application Pack can be downloaded from our website at www.portchester.hants.sch.uk under the ‘About Us’ menu, or email: recruitment@portchester.hants.sch.uk
Please email your completed application to recruitment@portchester.hants.sch.uk. Please return the equalities monitoring form in line with the details shown on the form.
Closing date: Wednesday 19 March 2025
**Please note: The school welcomes early applications and may choose to interview prior to the published closing date if there is a strong field of applicants.**
Please be aware that a Hampshire County Council application form must be completed, as CVs are not accepted.
Online searches will be completed on all shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. Applicants shortlisted for interview are therefore required to declare whether they have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are ‘spent.’ The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance
Safer Recruitment
Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
