Pastoral Care Manager

The Witherslack Group; Horton-cum-Studley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in England is seeking a Pastoral Care Manager to lead a team in supporting young people with complex emotional needs. You will develop individualized programs and create a nurturing learning environment. Candidates should have experience with ASC, ADHD, or SEMH pupils, and relevant qualifications in care and leadership. Comprehensive benefits and a commitment to diversity are offered.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Medical cover

Contributory pension scheme

Bonus for referrals

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in caring for young people.
• Understanding of legislation, policies and guidance around safeguarding and child protection.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to meet young people's emotional needs.
• Develop programs for individual young persons.
• Create a positive learning environment.

Skills

Experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils

Working with families in challenging circumstances

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

Multi-agency work

Staff appraisal/performance management

Education

NVQ 3 in Care/Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Leadership related Qualification

Job description

Pastoral Care Manager

Wheatley, England - £35,412 - £48,226 Full Time

Posted by: Witherslack Group | Posted: Friday, 10 October 2025

£35,412 - £48,226 + excellent benefits

In addition to your base salary you will receive regional allowance of £1500 per annum

For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That's what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we're proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get out what you put in

As a Pastoral Manager you'll take the lead in enabling your team to meet our young people's emotional needs. Our young people have challenging complex emotional and behavioural needs [Autistic Spectrum Disorder / Social, Emotional and Mental Health] and need more support than most. You'll make sure they get it by applying high standards of care. It means working with families and developing programs for each individual young person. With careful assessment and planning, you'll create a positive learning environment where every young person can thrive.

With experience working with young people with BESD or ASD in a school or care setting you will understand our young people's developmental needs and what pastoral care entails. A good listener who can motivate your team, you inspire young people to achieve. Flexibility, good organizational skills and the ability to successfully manage a team means you'll be an asset to the Witherslack Group.

One of the best environments in SEND

Our idea is that every student who comes to us will soar. No matter what their past, this will be the school where they lift off and rise to the heights we know they can achieve. The school's logo, a bird soaring high, illustrates the aspiration for every pupil and upon joining each young person is encouraged to aim high and begin their journey to both academic and personal achievement. The school's extensive grounds, highly resourced classrooms and vocational centre offers the perfect environment for young people to enjoy - and this was recently recognised by Ofsted with a rating of Good.

What we do for you

We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you'll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you'll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays
• Progression: If career development is your thing, most of our head teachers and leaders have been promoted from within our group
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments: with the very best facilities
• A recommendation a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
• Contributory pension: scheme - matched up to 5%

Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. You\'ll be more than a Pastoral Manager, you\'ll be able to connect with our pupils because of:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils and with working with families in challenging circumstances and expertise to support and resolve difficulties
• Experience of multi-agency work with an understanding of legislation, policies and guidance around safeguarding and child protection
• NVQ 3 in Care/Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification
• Ideally - Leadership related Qualification
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Experience of staff appraisal/performance management and supervision

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.