Pastoral Lead

Application Deadline: Monday, 13th July 2026

Interview Date: 20th July 2026

Expected Working Start Date: September 2026

Is a Shared Job: No

The post-holder reports to the Headteacher or relevant member(s) of the Senior Leadership Team. Apart from team members, the main contacts of the job are: pupils and their parents/carers; Headteacher and the staff of school; services and agencies from within and outside the locality.

Main purpose of the post

• To lead the Pastoral Support Team and ensure that processes and systems are in place to support all learners in school throughout the school day, and to positively contribute to their social, emotional and mental wellbeing.
• To work as a member of the leadership team and contribute to the achievement of the school.
• To support the Designated Safeguarding Lead on safeguarding and child protection throughout the school.
• To lead the pastoral team to support and overcome barriers to good attendance, taking a lead on whole school strategy.
• To use evidence to inform and design appropriate pastoral support and intervention for the school, and to report on impact.
• To contribute to the delivery of high‑quality pastoral and education provision to young people supported by the school.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To be a member of, and contribute to, the leadership team, and implement school‑wide systems for safety and pastoral support.
2. To provide advice and support across the whole school regarding child welfare, safeguarding and child protection matters, taking part in strategy discussions and inter‑agency meetings.
3. Refer suspected child protection issues to the local authority children’s social care as appropriate.
4. To arrange and attend home visits and develop excellent relationships with pupils and their families.
5. To lead, implement and deliver strategies and targeted interventions across the school to support attendance, engagement and learning.
6. To respond to all queries from a wider range of people in an efficient and courteous manner.
7. To provide information and support to young people and their parents/carers, enabling them to fully access all available services.
8. To provide accurate and timely information, advice and guidance to students and their families to ensure appropriate levels of achievement and progression pathways.
9. To signpost families or pupils to relevant services or pass the content of enquires to appropriate colleagues where necessary.
10. To build and maintain strong professional relationships with a range of partners.
11. To attend and, when required, to convene multi‑agency meetings as necessary.
12. To liaise with partners and providers to develop appropriate personalised education programmes for individuals with complex needs.
13. To support student transitions between schools along with colleagues and other agencies.
14. To report, verbally and/or in writing as required to the Headteacher and SLT.
15. As the leader of the Pastoral Team to develop and maintain effective office and project systems in a busy environment.
16. To use initiative and good time‑management skills to organise own workload under the supervision of the Headteacher, or designated member of SLT.
17. To ensure accuracy and confidentiality of information produced within and used by the service.
18. To be responsible for ensuring that child protection files – CPOMS – are kept up to date. Information should be kept confidential and stored securely.
19. To manage and attend home visits and to support children and their families with outreach work.
20. To arrange adequate and appropriate cover arrangements for any out of hours/out of term activities/contacts.
21. Any other reasonable and appropriate activity as directed.

Youth Engagement Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Child safety recruitment procedures operate and appointment is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS, qualifications check and all other relevant employment checks.

Please note that this role is a full‑time, full‑year role and the successful candidate will be expected to be available to attend meetings etc during school holiday periods by prior arrangement.

Benefits

• Very small class sizes
• Fantastic classroom support
• Shorter teaching day
• Access to training and CPD including further professional qualifications
• Specialist training where required
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible and supportive approach to work
• Free lunch at school
• Free parking (including EV charging stations on most sites)
• Nursery benefits
• Perkbox – vouchers, discounts and wellbeing
• Flexible working – We recognise that attracting and retaining the highest quality candidates means offering a flexible working environment. We consider a variety of flexible arrangements, including part‑time roles, job‑sharing, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid opportunities where appropriate.

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