Pastoral Leader
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,569 to £29,393 per year |
| Additional salary information: | AS 11-15 FTE £27,569-£29,393 actual pro rata £23,924-£25,507 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | LU5 5PX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Advantage Schools |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Pastoral Leader
We are looking to recruit an outstanding and committed professional to join our highly effective Pastoral team. We want someone with very high expectations who loves working with young people and is ambitious to see them achieve. You will want to be a part of a team that believes young people deserve the very best quality of education.
You will be a resilient team player with a can-do attitude, will be flexible, organised and able to use your own initiative and problem-solve.
The pastoral leadership team is friendly and cohesive and works with teachers and other support staff, ‘going the extra mile’ to ensure that we provide the very best for our pupils and families. It is important to us that you buy-in to and share the ethos and vision of the school.
Key Duties
· To deputise as necessary for the relevant Senior Leader/Key Stage Lead/Head of Year
· To have shared responsibility for the operation of the Pastoral Support Offices and pastoral intervention packages
· To work alongside the relevant Key Stage Lead and deputise where necessary with regards to monitoring pupil academic achievement and enabling positive pupil outcomes
· To be the lead professional for pupils who are members of vulnerable groups (with Education Health Care Plans, low attendance, looked after children etc.)
· To work closely with the Key Stage Lead with regards to any pupil matters and deputise for them in all matters concerning the relevant Key Stage
· To be an initial point of contact in the day-to-day running of pastoral support, acting as a triage to deal with concerns raised or to identify the colleague who can best deal with this and support the actions of that colleague
· To be the point of contact for families and external agencies for a significant group of pupils
· To lead on uniform, attendance, punctuality, behaviour and safeguarding issues for a significant group of pupils
· To assist the Key Stage Lead in the further development of the pastoral support system
Job specifics
Start date 1st September 2025
Salary AS 11-15 FTE £27,569-£29,393 actual pro rata £23,924-£25,507
Job role Permanent, Full time, Term Time +5 INSET days, 39 wks per yr, 37 hrs per wk,
Mon-Thu 8:15am-4:15pm & Fri 3:45pm
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
We are looking to recruit an outstanding and committed professional to join our highly effective Pastoral team. We want someone with very high expectations who loves working with young people and is ambitious to see them achieve. You will want to be a part of a team that believes young people deserve the very best quality of education.
You will be a resilient team player with a can-do attitude, will be flexible, organised and able to use your own initiative and problem-solve.
The pastoral leadership team is friendly and cohesive and works with teachers and other support staff, ‘going the extra mile’ to ensure that we provide the very best for our pupils and families. It is important to us that you buy-in to and share the ethos and vision of the school.
Key Duties
· To deputise as necessary for the relevant Senior Leader/Key Stage Lead/Head of Year
· To have shared responsibility for the operation of the Pastoral Support Offices and pastoral intervention packages
· To work alongside the relevant Key Stage Lead and deputise where necessary with regards to monitoring pupil academic achievement and enabling positive pupil outcomes
· To be the lead professional for pupils who are members of vulnerable groups (with Education Health Care Plans, low attendance, looked after children etc.)
· To work closely with the Key Stage Lead with regards to any pupil matters and deputise for them in all matters concerning the relevant Key Stage
· To be an initial point of contact in the day-to-day running of pastoral support, acting as a triage to deal with concerns raised or to identify the colleague who can best deal with this and support the actions of that colleague
· To be the point of contact for families and external agencies for a significant group of pupils
· To lead on uniform, attendance, punctuality, behaviour and safeguarding issues for a significant group of pupils
· To assist the Key Stage Lead in the further development of the pastoral support system
Job specifics
Start date 1st September 2025
Salary AS 11-15 FTE £27,569-£29,393 actual pro rata £23,924-£25,507
Job role Permanent, Full time, Term Time +5 INSET days, 39 wks per yr, 37 hrs per wk,
Mon-Thu 8:15am-4:15pm & Fri 3:45pm
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.