Director of Pastoral Care (Key Stage 3)

Richard Rose Morton Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 6LB

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 October 2026

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 September 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: Competitive
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive

Director of Pastoral Care (Key Stage 3) job summary

Morton Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional and ambitious Director of Pastoral Care (KS3) to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual who is passionate about ensuring every student achieves their full potential.

Working closely with the Vice Principal: Student Culture, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, driving high standards of behaviour, attendance, achievement and pastoral care. You will be a highly visible presence around the Academy, relentlessly promoting excellence and supporting students to succeed both academically and personally.

This role would suit a talented leader ready to make a significant impact on outcomes for students in Year 8 and Year 9.

About the Role

As Director of Pastoral Care (KS3), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the experience of students during a crucial stage of their education. You will lead and support pastoral staff, oversee systems and interventions, and ensure that every student receives the guidance, care and challenge they need to thrive.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues, students and families to create a culture of high expectations, outstanding behaviour and exceptional achievement.

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 Richard Rose Morton Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 905 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Richard Rose Morton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richard-rose-morton-academy

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