Pastoral Manager Years 7-11
Westcliff High School for Girls, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
3rd November 2025
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 October 2025
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
- £24,773.00 - £26,441.00 Annually (Actual)
Pastoral Manager Years 7-11 job summary
Pastoral Manager Years 7-11
Essex 2024 Scale 6, Point 13-17 ( £24,773 - £26,441 pa actual)
Part time, Permanent
Term time plus 3 days (INSET/Holiday working to be determined upon appointment)
8.00 - 4.00 pm (30 minutes unpaid lunch each day) (early finish 1 day per week to be agreed with Line Manager)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed individual to join our team offering support to the students in Years 7-11.
The successful candidate will also promote the ethos of the school, with regard to standards of behaviour, dress code, punctuality and attendance.
We would like from you:
Relevant background or qualifications and the ability to be pro-active, inspiring and above all, an effective communicator.
The enthusiasm, energy and determination to make a significant impact on the support of the Students.
We can offer you:
Excellent professional development opportunities as part of a growing family of nine schools - www.seeat.org
Lovely students and expert colleagues in a school that fosters positive relations, good wellbeing, promotes equality and inclusion and celebrates diversity.
VISION AND PURPOSE:
- To monitor and provide pastoral care to year groups 7-11.
- To enable all students to engage in education by providing support around student welfare, behavioural and attendance Issues.
- To be point of contact for parents/carers in relation to pastoral and behavioural issues for years 7-11, involving relevant staff members as necessary.
- To support and carry out duties as instructed by the Heads of Year from Year 7 through to Year 11.
- To support with transition events and visits to primary schools.
MAIN CORE DUTIES:
Pastoral
- Uphold the School's vision and values for pastoral care.
- Adhere to the school's policy, practice and procedures in relation to pastoral care, ensuring that systems, expectations and protocols are followed, providing an environment where students are supported, and pastoral needs are met.
- Promote the ethos of the school regarding standards of behaviour, dress code, punctuality and attendance.
- Work with staff, parents/carers and students to address barriers to learning.
- Develop supportive relationships with students.
- Take a proactive approach to identify students who need guidance and support.
- Act as the lead point of contact for parents/carers in relation to pastoral care.
- Build and maintain positive relations with parents/carers to encourage family involvement in their child's progress, behaviour and attendance.
- Where necessary, hold conversations or carry out investigations into concerns raised or incidents occurring.
- Communicate with parents/carers following behavioural incidents to discuss the effectiveness of the support in place for their child.
- Work with the Attendance Officer to monitor and implement strategies to improve the attendance of students who are on targeted interventions.
- Work with the SENCO to identify students in need of additional intervention.
- Liaise with external support agencies and professionals as required, to cater for students' individual needs.
- Set up and supervise support groups where necessary.
- Support the Primary Liaison lead with all transition events and visits as necessary.
- Keep up to date with relevant training and build and refresh knowledge on the range of external support available to support students' individual needs.
- Work in line with the statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies.
- Promote the safeguarding of all students in the school.
- Work with the designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to promote the best interests of students, including sharing concerns where necessary.
- Assist in the organisation and running of school events such as: Open Evenings, Parents' Evenings, Award Ceremonies, Options Evenings, Work Experience, in the writing of Year 11 references, and attending parental meetings as required.
MAIN CORE DUTIES:
Administration
- Maintain accurate records of interventions and relevant meetings.
- Facilitate the transfer of relevant student information inside and outside the school.
- Complete relevant paperwork required by external agencies.
For more information and the job description/person specification for the role please click here to view our electronic information pack
Westcliff High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children. The school complies with the DBS Code of Practice in regard to criminal record information, and will not discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. A copy of the school’s safeguarding policies are available on request. All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org
Further information about the job
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
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CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1342 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Westcliff High School for Girls website
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