Pastoral Manager

TipTopJob; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in South Yorkshire is seeking a full-time Pastoral Manager to enhance student well-being and lead comprehensive support strategies. You will collaborate with staff, students, and parents to remove barriers to learning, manage safeguarding cases, and provide staff leadership. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a school environment, resilience, and exceptional communication skills. A competitive salary and ongoing professional development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Outstanding CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administration and pastoral work within a school environment.
• Compliant and cleared to work in a UK secondary school.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and an Enhanced DBS (or willingness).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic approaches to pastoral care across the school.
• Manage complex safeguarding cases and adhere to policies.
• Calmly manage immediate student welfare crises and behavioral incidents.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Organization

Communication

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to elevate student well-being from a responsive measure to the central, proactive engine of whole-school success? Can you inspire an entire community: staff, students, and parents to truly collaborate in breaking down barriers to learning? Do you have the expertise and resilience to lead complex safeguarding cases while championing an inclusive culture for every child?

We are working with one of our Outstanding partner schools in Sheffield to recruit a full-time Pastoral Manager to start in November 2025 on an ongoing basis. This is a critical role to lead and implement comprehensive student support strategies across the school.

About The School

The school is a large, highly popular 11-18 secondary comprehensive located in the South Yorkshire area, renowned for consistently achieving some of the best academic outcomes in the city and beyond. It is an Outstanding setting with a profoundly diverse, inclusive community, proudly supporting over 30 different languages spoken by its pupils. The school is not only committed to student well-being but is a leading Teacher Training Hub, placing it at the forefront of national educational development and staff professional growth.

The Role: Key Responsibilities

As Pastoral Manager, you will provide vital support and guidance to remove barriers to learning, enhance individual potential, and raise aspirations.

• Pastoral Leadership and Strategy: Develop and implement strategic approaches to pastoral care across the school.
• Safeguarding and Child Protection: Maintain expert knowledge, manage complex case files, and adhere strictly to safeguarding policies, making appropriate referrals when necessary.
• Team Leadership: Support and manage the pastoral team and other staff to effectively achieve well-being targets.
• Crisis and De-escalation: Calmly manage immediate student welfare crises, emotional outbursts, and behavioural incidents.
• Intervention and Mentoring: Arrange and develop 1:1 mentoring with identified students, providing specialist support for distressed individuals.
• Transition Support: Actively support students through successful transitions to each key stage.
• Data, Communication and Administration: Use information from Arbor (the school's MIS) and other sources (attendance, behaviour, rewards) to identify students in need of specific support.
• Stakeholder Communication: Establish productive relationships and communicate professionally and sensitively with students, parents, Key Stage Leaders, and teaching staff.
• Inter-Agency Liaison: Collaborate effectively with external services, such as CAMHS, Social Services, and the Police.
• Case Management: Maintain meticulous, confidential records and monitor/evaluate student progress against individual support plans.

Essential Skills And Requirements

To succeed in this challenging but rewarding role, you must demonstrate:

• Resilience and Empathy: The emotional capacity to deal with stressful situations while maintaining a professional and supportive manner.
• Meticulous Organisation: Ability to manage a high volume of cases, administrative tasks, and compliance deadlines.
• Exceptional Communication: Outstanding ability to liaise with challenging parents/carers and write clear, professional reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Availability: Available to start November 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter).
• Experience: Proven experience in administration and pastoral work within a school environment.
• Compliance: Compliant and cleared to work in a UK secondary school.
• Checks: Eligibility to work in the UK and an Enhanced DBS (or willingness).

Why Work for Our Team?

Joining Our Team isn’t just a job; it’s an opportunity to be part of a supportive and vibrant community where your passion will truly flourish. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Outstanding Continuous Professional Development opportunities.