Pastoral Support Lead

Stockport Council; Stockport; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Vale View Primary School in Stockport is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Lead to promote pupil wellbeing, resilience and personal development. You will work with children, families and external agencies to provide targeted support and ensure safeguarding and welfare standards are met.

The role involves building trusted relationships, maintaining sensitive records, and collaborating with school staff to remove barriers to learning.

Qualifications

• Is kind and caring and wants to work to support children and their families to help remove barriers they may be facing.
• Can build positive trusting relationships with pupils, their families and other professionals.
• Can get to know the children well and really understand their barriers and needs to provide effective support and guidance.
• Is honest, transparent and trustworthy and can act as a role model in all aspects of life.
• Has excellent interpersonal skills, is highly organised with excellent time management and written and verbal communication and also IT skills.
• Enjoys working as part of a team and can use their own initiative.
• Is professional and committed at all times.
• Understands the importance of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child and shares our commitment to ensuring every child feels safe, value and able to thrive

Responsibilities

• To assist in the assessment of pupils to identify those in need of support and help coordinate and deliver targeted support and intervention strategies to address any concerns around wellbeing, resilience, behaviour and attendance
• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils and their families
• To maintain appropriate and accurate record systems and processes, including sensitive data relating to attendance, wellbeing and safeguarding
• To carry out Early Help assessments, liaise with agencies and attend meetings
• To work with the school’s safeguarding and attendance lead, attend meetings and carry out home visits
• To work collaboratively with teachers, other staff in school and external professionals to help meet pupils’ needs.

Skills

Kind and caring

Relationship building

Safeguarding awareness

Time management

Team player

Professional conduct

IT skills

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Vale View Primary School
Mill Lane
North Reddish
Stockport
SK5 6TP
Tel: [phone]

Pastoral Support Lead

Scale 5 (£29,542 - £32,046 pro rata, actual salary (£22,195 - £24,076))
32.5 Hours, Mon - Fri 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Term Time Only
Permanent
Start Date: ASAP

Application Deadline: 1st November 2026 11:59pm
Interview Date: 5th November 2026

We are looking for a compassionate, dedicated and enthusiastic person to come and join our caring and inclusive primary school community.

This rewarding role involves supporting the emotional wellbeing, personal development and welfare of our pupils, by helping them to overcome barriers to learning so they can achieve their full potential. You will work closely with children, families, school staff and external agencies to provide effective pastoral support and promote positive outcomes for every child.

The successful candidate must be highly motivated, enthusiastic and want to make a difference to the pupils and their families.

If you are an exceptional candidate who shares our school values of responsibility, respect and resilience and you have the necessary skills, experience and abilities, we would welcome your application.

We welcome visits to the school and would encourage you to take the opportunity to come and meet us.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is kind and caring and wants to work to support children and their families to help remove barriers they may be facing
• Can build positive trusting relationships with pupils, their families and other professionals
• Can get to know the children well and really understand their barriers and needs to provide effective support and guidance
• Is honest, transparent and trustworthy and can act as a role model in all aspects of life
• Has excellent interpersonal skills, is highly organised with excellent time management and written and verbal communication and also IT skills
• Enjoys working as part of a team and can use their own initiative
• Is professional and committed at all times
• Understands the importance of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child and shares our commitment to ensuring every child feels safe, value and able to thrive

Key responsibilities:

• To assist in the assessment of pupils to identify those in need of support and help coordinate and deliver targeted support and intervention strategies to address any concerns around wellbeing, resilience, behaviour and attendance
• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils and their families
• To maintain appropriate and accurate record systems and processes, including sensitive data relating to attendance, wellbeing and safeguarding
• To carry out Early Help assessments, liaise with agencies and attend meetings
• To work with the school’s safeguarding and attendance lead, attend meetings and carry out home visits
• To work collaboratively with teachers, other staff in school and external professionals to help meet pupils’ needs.

We can offer:

• Friendly, supportive, experienced, and dedicated colleagues
• Enthusiastic, kind and motivated pupils
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• A welcoming school community where wellbeing is valued
• A rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and families

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly dedicated and friendly team. If you would like to visit the school, please contact the School Business Manager, Ms Tessa Chesworth for further information.

Email: [e-mail]

Vale View Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.