Pastoral Coordinator and Safeguarding Lead

Posting date:	23 May 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	22 June 2025
Location:	Rochdale, OL8 4TW
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75704631

Summary

The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of

Pastoral Coordinator and Safeguarding Lead

Heywood Academy

NJC Scale points 26-28: £36,124 - £37,938 (FTE, pro-rata to hours/weeks worked)

SEN Allowance - £1,491 per annum

36 hours 40 minutes per week, 195 days per year

Commencing September 2025

Heywood Academy will become the latest new school in the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust when it opens its doors to students in September 2025.

It will be a 75-placement school that offers tailored educational support for children and young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or who may experience Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN) associated with ASC.

Heywood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables students from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides students with ASC and SLCN their full entitlement. As a result, the students benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being and physical development.

The school is part of the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of eight special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. All of the children and young people have an EHCP with the Trust supporting a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all. While each setting operates discreetly, they have a shared passion to improve the life opportunities available to the children and young people once they leave school. They work very closely together to achieve this and ensure that together they best meet the needs of individual students. A culture of mutual support and teamwork permeates the organisation.

This is an exciting time for the school as it starts its journey, and it will continue to develop and enhance all aspects of its provision as the student numbers increase year on year. If you share our drive, determination and ambition, it offers an outstanding opportunity to develop in a forward-thinking and outward-looking organisation.

Your continued development will also be a priority, and you will receive excellent support and advice from a talented team of colleagues who will invest in your professional learning.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated team member who is passionate about working with young people in SEND to break down barriers, uphold their safety and communicate with a range of stakeholders to watch them flourish. The successful candidate will have a person-centred approach and be able to work collaboratively and in co-production with colleagues and multi- agency services. We are seeking a flexible, approachable, and passionate candidate who has knowledge and experience of pastoral care, safeguarding, SEND and keeping children safe in education.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to understand a young persons’ needs.
• Have knowledge and experience of pastoral.
• Have knowledge and experience of safeguarding.
• Have experience of working with children and young people in Special Educational Needs, ASC and SLCN.
• Have empathetic expectations of young people, and a commitment to understanding the various challenges which may present barriers to learning.
• Possess the listening skills to support young people, and their families through understanding their point of view in a non-judgemental approach.
• Have experience of processes and procedures around related policies, including staff training, assessments and the monitoring of children and young people.
• Possess the knowledge and experience of working with Social Care, MASH teams, including referral process and procedure.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, young people, parents and the wider community.
• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development.
• Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
• A commitment to future career development and progression within the trust
• Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits
• Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff

Although based initially at our Heywood Academy site, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group.

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be sought prior to interview.

For all shortlisted candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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