Pastoral Manager

Outcomes First Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent specialist day school is seeking a Pastoral Manager to lead inclusion, behaviour, safeguarding, and attendance strategies. This role is critical for developing inclusive practices and supporting pupil welfare, ensuring a positive impact on students' lives. With a commitment to wellbeing and a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, this is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team dedicated to making a difference.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Family Growth Support

Qualifications

• Experience in special educational needs, emotional, behavioural and social difficulties.
• Experience of driving and advising on best practice in relation to positive behaviour support.
• Commitment to the values of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on effective safeguarding and pupil welfare strategies.
• Provide advice on Positive Behaviour Profiles and Behaviour Support.
• Ensure existing profiles and plans are effective and up to date.

Skills

Experience in special educational needs

Positive behaviour support

Knowledge of training practices

Job description

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join!

Job Title: Pastoral Manager

Location: The Holden School, Leigh WN7 4SB

Salary: Up to GBP30,000.00 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday,

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Practitioner to lead the inclusion, behaviour, safeguarding, and attendance strategies within our school.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in the development of inclusive practices, analysing and supporting pupil behaviour, safeguarding vulnerable students, and promoting positive attendance across the school.

Key Responsibilities

1. To lead on effective safeguarding and pupil welfare strategies and plans to ensure the safety and emotional wellbeing of our students
2. To provide detailed and effective advice on Positive Behaviour Profiles and Behaviour Support
3. To provide advice and guidance with regards to existing profiles and plans, to ensure that they are effective and up to date

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes/qualifications:

1. Experience in special educational needs, emotional, behavioural and social difficulties
2. Experience of driving and advising on best practice in relation to positive behaviour support (STRIIDE Trained)
3. Good knowledge of training practices and applications
4. Commitment to the values of the organisation

About Us

The Holden School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 16, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We are a Therapeutic Led, Trauma Informed School providing individualised curriculums for our students supported by our Class Teams, our Pastoral Team and our own Therapists.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• 'Your Wellbeing Matters' - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.