Pastoral Care Manager

WG060 Witherslack Group Ltd; Windsor; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Holiday

Career progression

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing

Medical cover

Facilities

Be yourself

Refer a friend bonus

Pension 5% match

Job summary

Witherslack Group Ltd is seeking a Pastoral Manager at Queensmead House School near Windsor. You will lead a team to support young people with complex emotional and behavioral needs, including ASC, ADHD or SEMH, delivering high-quality pastoral care and individualised programmes for each pupil.

You’ll work closely with families, safeguarding frameworks, and multi‑agency partners to plan and monitor progress, while developing staff through supervision, appraisals and PBS approaches.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils.
• Experience of multi‑agency work with an understanding of 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

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to meet pupils' emotional needs in complex cases.
• Develop individual programs and plan with families.
• Apply high standards of care and support BESD/ASD pupils.
• Motivate and supervise staff; ensure effective pastoral care.

Job description

Salary & Benefits

£40,575 - £56,061 + Excellent benefits Those Huge Small Victories 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

Role Overview

As a Pastoral Manager you’ll take the lead in enabling your team to meet our young peoples’ 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 Queensmead House School is located on a historic site with views of Windsor Castle. This inspiring setting, with a rich heritage of education, is now home to a specialist learning environment recently rated Good by Ofsted. QHS is an independent specialist day school, with both primary and secondary settings providing high quality education. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviours.

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 -


• Bring your whole-self to work


• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time


• Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 5%

Requirements

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

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Background Checks

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search.

Mission

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference. We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs. We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments and we are proud of what we do. Mission: We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.