Pastoral Manager

Hollingworth Academy; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym

Free Simply Health membership

20 extra PPA hours

Free lunches

Job summary

Hollingworth Academy in Rochdale invites applications for a Pastoral Manager to promote a positive, inclusive and aspirational culture across the academy. You will support pupils personally and academically, working flexibly across year groups to ensure attendance, wellbeing and progress improve.

In collaboration with SLT and pastoral teams, you will design targeted interventions addressing SEMH needs and barriers to learning, upholding our values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive, inclusive culture across year groups.
• Monitor and respond to pupils' attendance, behaviour, wellbeing and progress.
• Design and implement targeted interventions addressing barriers to learning, including SEMH.
• Collaborate with SLT, pastoral and inclusion teams, tutors and staff.

Job description

The Pastoral Manager plays a key role in promoting a positive, inclusive and aspirational culture throughout the academy, helping pupils to thrive both personally and academically. Working flexibly across year groups, the postholder will support the delivery of high‑quality pastoral care, monitor and respond to pupils' attendance, behaviour, wellbeing and progress, and design and implement targeted interventions that promote achievement and address barriers to learning, including SEMH needs. The role involves working collaboratively with the SLT, wider pastoral and inclusion teams, tutors and wider academy staff to uphold the academy's values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, while serving as an exceptional role model and making a significant contribution to the academy's pastoral and inclusion provision and culture.

Thank you for your interest in working at Hollingworth Academy; we are a vibrant and caring school in Milnrow, Rochdale. Why Choose Hollingworth Academy?

• Voted 'Most Inspirational School in Rochdale' in 2024, and the only school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire with 'World Class Schools' status.
• Conveniently located just off the M62, we offer an easy commute from Stockport, Central Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, Warrington, and Burnley - all within 40 minutes or less.
• We value our staff and provide time off for important family events, such as school nativity plays and first days at school etc.
• Our department prides itself on its staff retention and staff development. External positions in this department are rare - this is your chance to join a truly outstanding team.
• Free access to our onsite gym.
• Free Simply Health membership that includes money off prescriptions, dental check‑ups, physiotherapy, opticians, and GP appointments.
• 20 additional PPA hours per year beyond government guidelines.
• Opportunity for free lunches available.
• Work in an environment where Ofsted say that our pupils are 'proud to attend this school' and 'can learn in lessons without disruption'. With a 'behaviour system which allows [leaders] to respond to any uncommon instances of pupils' poor behaviour rapidly'.

Commitment to safeguarding