Pastoral Manager

St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 6AB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  WC 1st September 2026

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 32757.03-36873.28

Pastoral Manager job summary

 

Job Role: Pastoral Manager 

Location: St Margaret’s Church of England Academy, Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6AB 

Salary:        Grade 6 

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only.

Contract: Permanent 

Reports to: Deputy Headteacher 

The Academy of St Margaret's have an exciting opportunity for a Pastoral Manager.

 

 Job Purpose 

The Pastoral Manager will provide operational leadership of pastoral systems within an allocated year group(s) or phase, supporting high standards of behaviour, attendance, safeguarding and student wellbeing. 

 

The postholder will be visibly present and operationally available throughout the school day to respond to pastoral issues, support behaviour systems and ensure that students are able to engage positively in learning. 

 

Working closely with senior leaders, teaching staff and external agencies, the Pastoral Manager will co-ordinate targeted interventions, manage complex student casework and address barriers to learning swiftly and effectively. The role will play a key part in promoting a calm, safe and inclusive learning environment where all students are supported to achieve their potential. 

 

Key Responsibilities  

 

Behaviour and Student Conduct 

• Provide a visible and proactive pastoral presence across designated year groups throughout the school day, responding promptly to behaviour incidents and supporting the consistent implementation of behaviour systems.  
• Monitor behaviour patterns within the year group and contribute to strategic planning to reduce suspensions and improve engagement. 
• Co-ordinate follow-up interventions for students at risk of suspension or disengagement, including restorative work and behaviour support planning.  
• Lead reintegration planning following suspension, managed moves or periods of absence from school.  
• Work constructively with parents and carers to address behavioural concerns and resolve conflict where appropriate. 
• Administer first aid 

 

 

Safeguarding and Student Welfare 

• Act as a key operational contact for safeguarding concerns, ensuring that issues are recorded accurately and escalated appropriately in line with safeguarding procedures.  
• Maintain a secure working knowledge of safeguarding thresholds, including early help, child in need and child protection processes.  
• Contribute to safeguarding plans, chronologies and multi-agency meetings as directed by the Designated Safeguarding Lead.  
• Support vulnerable students to improve engagement, emotional wellbeing and readiness to learn. 

 

 

 

Attendance 

• Maintain a clear overview of attendance within the designated year groups, promoting continual improvement and supporting high levels of achievement.  
• Complete first-day response calls, as required, to establish reasons for absence and provide appropriate support or challenge to facilitate the swift return of pupils.  
• Initiate appropriate support and referrals for families in relation to attendance concerns, including completion of referral documentation and attendance meetings with parents or carers.  
• Undertake home visits, where appropriate, at the direction of the senior leader responsible for attendance or the Headteacher.  
• Complete relevant calls, correspondence and parental meetings in line with the school’s escalation processes and graduated attendance approach, including the development and monitoring of attendance action plans and accurate recording on school systems.  
• Liaise with members of the attendance team to identify cohorts within the year group requiring targeted intervention, using attendance data and tracking systems.  
• Implement and monitor targeted actions to improve attendance outcomes for individual pupils.  
• Ensure that daily statutory registers for the year group are accurate and compliant with Department for Education guidance and safeguarding requirements.  
• Contribute to and attend relevant in-school multi-disciplinary meetings and meetings with external agencies where attendance is a concern.  
• Identify and support pupils whose attendance is affected by emotional, mental health or medical needs, working collaboratively with parents and relevant professionals.  
• Meet with identified pupils and families during parents’ evenings to address attendance concerns and support improvement planning.  
• Work collaboratively with attendance leaders to promote attendance initiatives, including rewards, targeted interventions, assemblies, communications and administrative processes linked to attendance improvement.  
• Support transition arrangements at key points in the academic year to promote strong attendance and engagement.  
• Promote and improve punctuality through systematic monitoring of lateness data and consistent application of school procedures, including timely communication with parents and early intervention where patterns of lateness emerge. 

Targeted Intervention and SEND Pastoral Support 

• Work closely with the SEND team to support students whose pastoral needs impact on behaviour, attendance or engagement.  
• Co-ordinate targeted intervention plans for students with complex or overlapping needs.  
• Support transition and reintegration arrangements for students accessing alternative provision or specialist support. 

 

Data, Monitoring and Accountability 

• Use attendance and behaviour data to identify trends, prioritise intervention and evaluate the impact of pastoral strategies.  
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date casework records to support safeguarding, accountability and reporting.  
• Contribute to pastoral reporting cycles and provide analysis to senior leaders as required. 

 

Leadership of Pastoral Culture and Assemblies 

• Plan and deliver assemblies that promote positive behaviour, attendance, personal development and the Academy’s values.  
• Support the development of a positive year group identity and promote high expectations for conduct, engagement and achievement.  

 

Partnership and Multi-Agency Working 

• Liaise effectively with external agencies including social care, youth services, health professionals and alternative provision partners.  
• Support parental engagement strategies to improve student outcomes and strengthen home-school relationships.  

 

Corporate Responsibilities 

 

All staff at All Saints Multi Academy Trust should actively follow and promote the mission, policies and standards of the Trust which require:  

 

• Supporting the ethos of the Trust which enables students to experience, develop and practise Christian values and living.  
• Be fully committed to raising standards.  
• Create a culture which celebrates the positive and encourages all kinds of achievement. 
• Ensure, good communication and working in partnership with others.  
• Support a caring and compassionate community, through being aware and responding to the needs of others.  
• Promote a happy, stimulating and ordered environment.  
• Be committed to high standards of professional co-operation and integrity.  

 

Additional Notes 

• The job purpose and key statements remain indicative and by no means exclusive. Given the evolving needs of the Trust, flexibility among staff is very important. All staff may be required to undertake other such reasonable duties as may be required from time to time in line with the grade of their post.   
• An Enhanced DBS Check will be requested on successful application to a position at the Trust.   

 

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 St Margaret's Church of England Academy

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 964 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Margaret's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-margaret-s-church-of-england-academy

“A safe and friendly place to learn”: Ofsted, quoting students, 2019; “The distinctiveness and effectiveness of St Margaret’s as a Church of England school are outstanding”: SIAMS, 2017.

Located in the southern suburbs of Liverpool, St Margaret’s is an oversubscribed 11-18 Church of England boys’ converter Academy with a large mixed Sixth Form. The school enjoys an enviable reputation; attainment is consistently above national averages

St Margaret’s is unequivocally committed to the highest standards of safeguarding. We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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