Position Type: Permanent, Full:Time, Term Time Only Salary: GBP27,463 to GBP29,982 per annum (GBP15.37 to GBP16.78 per hour, depending on experience) Location: Mansfield Hours: 40 hours per week Reporting to: School or Hub Lead
The Opportunity
Are you an accomplished pastoral professional or inclusion specialist looking to advance your career within a highly impactful educational setting? We are seeking a dedicated, high:calibre Pastoral Lead to oversee student wellbeing, personal development, and inclusion strategies at an independent alternative education provision in Mansfield.
This is a critical position within our leadership structure, designed for a practitioner who excels at removing complex barriers to learning. Operating within a specialist environment, you will support a cohort of young people (aged 7:19) presenting with diverse SEND profiles, Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC), and social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Pastoral Care: Plan, deliver, and review targeted 1:1 pastoral interventions and tutorial support designed to foster emotional resilience and academic engagement.
- Conflict Resolution and De:escalation: Lead on restorative practices, mediation, and student de:briefs, ensuring a trauma:informed approach to behaviour management.
- Safeguarding and Multi:Agency Liaison: Act as a key point of contact for safeguarding and attendance processes, representing the provision at multi:agency, local authority, and social care panels.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Establish robust, collaborative relationships with parents, carers, and external practitioners to create a unified network of support around each learner.
- Data Analysis and Quality Assurance: Record, monitor, and analyse pastoral and behavioural data to evaluate the efficacy of interventions and inform personalised student programmes.
- Operational Leadership: Provide line management and operational cover where required, contributing to whole:school wellbeing initiatives and PSHE delivery.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be a reflective, solution:focused professional who possesses exceptional emotional intelligence and the clinical calm required to manage complex scenarios.
Essential Requirements
- Qualifications: Level 3 qualification (or above) in a relevant discipline (e.g., Education, Youth Work, Social Work, or Counselling), with Level 2 English and Maths.
- Pastoral Expertise: Extensive, demonstrable experience in a dedicated pastoral, student support, or inclusion role.
- Specialist SEND Knowledge: Proven success supporting young people with complex needs, neurodiversity (ASC), or acute mental health vulnerabilities.
- Advanced De:escalation: Exceptional skills in utilising positive, non:punitive strategies to successfully de:escalate challenging behaviours.
- Safeguarding Compliance: A comprehensive and up:to:date working knowledge of statutory safeguarding requirements within an educational context.
- Prior experience within an Alternative Provision (AP), specialist resource provision, or college environment is highly advantageous.
Benefits and Culture
We offer a collaborative, multidisciplinary professional environment that prioritises a therapeutic, student:centred approach over punitive compliance. As a permanent, term:time:only position, this role provides an excellent work:life balance alongside opportunities for ongoing professional development and specialised training.
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