Assistant Pastoral Leader

Isebrook School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6PT

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,699.00 Annually (Actual) Grade I

Assistant Pastoral Leader job summary

Assistant Pastoral Leader (DDSL)
Make a real difference—every single day.

Are you passionate about helping young people feel safe, heard, and valued? Join our dedicated pastoral team and play a key role in shaping a trauma-informed, inclusive school culture.

The Role:
Support student wellbeing, champion safeguarding, and build strong relationships with students, families, and staff. As Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you’ll help remove barriers to learning and ensure every child’s voice truly matters.

We’re looking for someone who:
✔ Has experience in pastoral care or safeguarding
✔ Believes in trauma-informed, child-centred practice
✔ Builds trusting, respectful relationships
✔ Is committed to inclusion, wellbeing, and children’s rights

What you’ll get:
⭐ A supportive, values-driven school community
⭐ Ongoing professional development (Thrive, safeguarding & more)
⭐ A collaborative, passionate team
⭐ The chance to make a meaningful impact—every day

If you’re ready to champion children’s wellbeing, voice and inclusion, we’d love to hear from you.

As a UNICEF UK Silver Rights Respecting School, we are committed to placing children’s rights, wellbeing and voice at the heart of everything we do. This award recognises our dedication to creating a safe, nurturing, inclusive and respectful environment where all students are valued, listened to and empowered to thrive.

Applications close: Friday 5th June 2026, midday

Interviews: Tuesday 9th June 2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Isebrook School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 252 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Isebrook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/isebrook-school

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