Student Wellbeing & Attendance Lead

Flourish Education; Frankley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay

Pension contributions

Safeguarding training

Refer a friend bonus

Consultant support

Job summary

Flourish Education is seeking a proactive and organised Pastoral Manager to support secondary schools across Birmingham, Worcestershire, Bromsgrove, Dudley, Halesowen and Solihull. You will improve students’ wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and engagement with education.

You will collaborate with students, families, staff and the pastoral team to identify barriers to learning and coordinate tailored support, fostering a positive, safe and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a pastoral, student support or leadership role in a school context.
• Experience supporting attendance, behaviour, safeguarding or wellbeing concerns.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with families and professionals.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and safeguarding procedures.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and record-keeping.
• Confidence handling challenging conversations and incidents calmly.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, attendance and behaviour procedures in education.
• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day pastoral support for an allocated year group or area of the school.
• Monitor attendance, punctuality, behaviour and wellbeing and identify concerns.
• Meet with students and families to discuss concerns and review progress.
• Work with Heads of Year, senior leaders, safeguarding staff and external agencies.
• Support implementation and review of pastoral plans, behaviour strategies and attendance interventions.
• Respond to student concerns and incidents, recording and escalating appropriately.
• Promote positive relationships, inclusion, high expectations and belonging.
• Contribute to reports, meetings, and evaluation of pastoral initiatives.

Job description

Flourish Education is seeking a proactive and organised Pastoral Manager to support secondary schools across Birmingham, Worcestershire, Bromsgrove, Dudley, Halesowen and Solihull. You will improve students’ wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and engagement with education.

You will collaborate with students, families, staff and the pastoral team to identify barriers to learning and coordinate tailored support, fostering a positive, safe and inclusive environment.