Pastoral Lead

Pebble Brook School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  4 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

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: £27,325.00 - £35,888.00 Annually (Actual) Term time, plus 2 weeks - Bucks Pay Range 4-6 (dependant on experience)

Pastoral Lead job summary

Pastoral Lead vacancy

Are you passionate about making a real difference to young people’s lives? Pebble Brook School is a secondary special school for approximately 180 pupils aged 11-19, with a range of additional needs. We’re seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Lead to join our vibrant school community.

As Pastoral Lead, you’ll support students from Year 7 through to sixth form focusing on wellbeing of our students, supporting families and safeguarding. You’ll work closely with specialist teachers, support staff, external professionals and families to ensure every student receives the care, guidance, and opportunities they need to thrive - both academically and personally.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience working with children or young people
• Communicate effectively with adults, children, and young adults
• Demonstrate strong literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills
• Be experienced in safeguarding and promoting student welfare
• Ideally experienced in dealing with external agencies such as CAMHS, police, social care, outreach workers and family support agencies
• Be organised, practical, and methodical to ensure all admin and record keeping is kept in order
• Be an adaptable team player to meet our students needs

Pebble Brook School is maintained by Buckinghamshire Local Authority and welcomes pupils from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Safeguarding

Pebble Brook follows Buckinghamshire Council guidelines for safer recruitment. This position will be subject to safer recruitment checks, Social Media checks and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of ability, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Please complete the Self-Declaration form included included with the attached documents and submit with your application.

This school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people in all aspects of its work, including recruitment, and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safe in Education 2025 online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro Guidance the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

Its and offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and return prior to interview. Pebble Brook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Data & Barring Service check will be required from the successful candidate.

Interviews: Confirmed on Application

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.

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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 Pebble Brook School

• School type: Special school, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 172 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pebble Brook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pebble-brook-school

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