Pastoral Lead (SEND Focus) - Spalding Academy

Lincolnshire pa.; Spalding; A distancia; GBP 27.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

South Lincolnshire Academies Trust in Spalding is seeking a Pastoral Lead (SEND Focus) for Spalding Academy. This non-teaching role collaborates with the SEN Manager and Pastoral teams to ensure students with additional needs are safe, supported and included both academically and socially.

The post requires calm, resilience and experience with SEND, working with students, families and external agencies. The Trust emphasizes safeguarding and good attendance.

Formación

Responsabilidades

• Providing targeted pastoral support to students with SEND, including those with EHCPs and those receiving SEN Support.
• Coordinating and delivering early help, mentoring and intervention strategies such as emotional regulation, anxiety support and social communication support.
• Liaising with parents/carers and external professionals to coordinate multi-agency support.
• Supporting attendance, punctuality, engagement and reintegration following absence, suspension or placement changes.

Descripción del empleo

# Pastoral Lead (SEND Focus) - Spalding Academy## Job Introduction**South Lincolnshire Academies Trus****t** is seeking to appoint exceptional Pastoral Leads (SEND Focus) to provide highly effective, relational, day-to-day pastoral support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with a position available at Spalding Academy. This is a non-teaching role, working closely with the SEN Manager and Pastoral teams to ensure students with additional needs are safe, supported, included and able to thrive both academically and socially. **Working as an integral part of the Pastoral team, the role will include:** · Providing targeted pastoral support to students with SEND, including those with EHCPs and those receiving SEN Support; · Coordinating and delivering early help, mentoring and intervention strategies such as emotional regulation, anxiety support and social communication support. · Liaising with parents/cares and external professional to help coordinate multi agency support; · Support attendance, punctuality, engagement and reintegration following absence, suspension, or placement changes. **The successful candidate will:** · Be calm, resilient and solution- focused; · Have significant experience supporting young people, ideally within a secondary school or comparable setting; · Have a strong understanding of SEND, child development and barriers to learning; · Be a confident communicator, able to work with students, families and outside agencies professionally and sensitively; The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”. All post holders are subject tosatisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. For an application form and further information please visit www.slat.org.uk. **Closing date** for applications is 8am Monday 9th November 2026. We reserve the right to invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date.**Fluency Duty**In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.The school advertising the vacancy will contact you directly regarding the outcome of your application and any interviews. When interviews are taking place schools will follow all Government and Public Health England Guidelines.All shortlisted candidates will need to verify their eligibility to work in the UK at interview.Apply+− OpenStreetMap contributors### Pastoral Lead (SEND Focus) - Spalding Academy* **Salary** £27,337 to £30,199 per annum* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** 1663/3987* **Contract Type** Permanent* **Working Hours** 37 hours a week / 40 weeks per annum* **Closing Date** 9 November, 2026* **Job Category** School - Teaching Support staff* **Location** Spalding, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 23 October, 2026Apply