Pastoral Lead (Maternity Leave)

Waterside Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L30 2QQ

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,280.00 - £40,777.00 Annually (Actual)

Pastoral Lead (Maternity Leave) job summary

➢ Provide support, encouragement and pastoral care to pupils at the school.

➢ Work with a range of stakeholders, parents, support staff, outreach agencies and other schools to ensure the continuity and progress of individual pupils, especially with regard to self-esteem

➢ Respond to conflicts and situations as they arise. Defuse situations and develop strategies for those involved in conflict, liaising on the school’s behalf when difficulties arise with families. ➢ Support identified students on identified issues such as self-esteem, friendship issues, behaviour, bullying etc.

➢ Promote a home/school liaison service by being available for parents on both a drop-in and appointment basis.

➢ Participate in school review meetings and in-service training (INSET) days to help develop and define school policies regarding pastoral care, and pupil support

➢ Develop the school’s links to members of the community with regard to helping the school.

➢ Liaise with the school nurse, Education Welfare Officer (EWO) and other pastoral services within the school to develop a united strategy when tackling different issues.

➢ To offer support, advice and give a level of expertise regarding safeguarding to all members of the academy staff team, taking appropriate action when required.

➢ To triage referrals from staff and, taking appropriate action and making direct referrals to Children’s Services and other relevant agencies.

➢ To ensure that all staff have access to and understand Impact’s Safeguarding/Child Protection

➢ To review, update and amend policy documents relating to safeguarding.

➢ To contribute to Child Protection Conference and Core Group processes by either attending or ensuring that a relevant member of staff attends meetings and necessary paperwork is completed or appropriate documentation is available.

➢ To keep an accurate and up to date database of information on students who fall into a safeguarding/child protection category including notes of referrals made / support declined

➢ To monitor and develop Impact’s systems for reporting safeguarding concerns.

➢ To prepare reports for Impact’s Leadership Team and Governing Body regarding trends in safeguarding concerns or relevant safeguarding information.

➢ Chair Early Help meetings/ TAF / multi agency support meetings and maintain an up-to-date database of interventions and outcomes

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 Waterside Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 87 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waterside Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/impact-liverpool

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