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Pastoral Manager

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

This job expired on 14 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  01 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 July 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: £32,115.00 - £36,124.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 6 pro rata

Pastoral Manager job summary

JOB TITLE: PASTORAL MANAGER

SALARY: Grade 6 (SCP 21 - 26) £32,115 – £36,124 per annum pro rata

contract type: pERMANENT

Hours: 37 hours per week, 8.00am – 4pm Monday – Thursday and 8.00am – 3.30pm on Fridays, 40 weeks per year.

DETAILS:

Meadowhead School Academy trust is an inclusive secondary school. We are committed to our students and we are proud of our strong pastoral care, academic standards and commitment to personal development. We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Manager to support our student’s wellbeing, behaviour and engagement.

The Pastoral Manager will work closely with Heads of Year, the Senior Leadership Team, and external agencies to promote student welfare and ensure a safe, supportive environment where every child can thrive. This is a key role in supporting positive behaviour, attendance, and safeguarding within the school.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality pastoral support to students across all year groups.
• Support behaviour management strategies and restorative practices.
• Monitor and respond to attendance, punctuality, and wellbeing concerns.
• Liaise with parents, carers, and external agencies to support student needs.
• Maintain accurate records of interventions and contribute to safeguarding procedures.
• Assist with reintegration of students following absences, exclusions or other transitions.
• Be a visible and approachable presence around the school.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience working with young people in an educational or youth support setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A calm, confident, and empathetic approach to supporting students.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and behaviour management.
• The ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.

What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative school community.
• Access to professional development and training opportunities.
• The chance to make a real difference in students’ lives.
• A school culture that prioritises wellbeing, inclusion, and respect.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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.

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About Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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