Pastoral Support Lead
Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol, BS1 5TS18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week, 8am to 4pm (30 min unpaid lunch). Term time only role.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Fulltime Term Time Salary: £24,460 to £28,512
Pay scale
- N14 to N23
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Pastoral Support Lead to join our dedicated and student-centred team as soon as possible. If you join us, a typical week in this role may see you lead targeted pastoral interventions, work closely with Heads of Year and senior leaders to improve behaviour and attendance, engage with families, and liaise with external agencies to support vulnerable students. You will play a key role in safeguarding, coordinating support plans and promoting a safe, inclusive environment where all students can thrive.
You are likely to have gained strong behaviour management skills and experience of multi-agency working through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring us empathy, resilience and a calm, solution-focused approach. You will have practical skills in supporting young people, building relationships with parents and professionals, applying learning support techniques, and managing databases and administrative tasks.
This role will assist the Head of Year (HoY) in delivering excellent academic support and pastoral care for all pupils and will be primarily supporting Y9 students for the 25/26 academic year. (Year group may change in September.)
What the school offers its staff
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
Further information about the job
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
Our Amplify website will be launched soon. In the meantime, to find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA), please visit our websites: https://www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/ and https://www.tilacademies.co.uk/
Informal enquiries can be made via email to Kate Bracken, Recruitment Assistant at recruitment@bristolcathedral.org.uk
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bristol Cathedral Choir School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School website
- Email address
- recruitment@bristolcathedral.org.uk
Amplify Education is a newly formed multi-academy trust of 22 schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, created through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. A bold voice for Bristol, we build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential and strengthen citizenship. If you’re looking for a Trust that is ambitious, reflective and collaborative, Amplify Education could be the perfect place for you.
Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a highly oversubscribed state cathedral choir school with a rich history and a Christian ethos. It is a music school, educating choristers for Bristol Cathedral for the past 880 years and offers an enhanced and rich musical experience for all. The school provides a traditional academic curriculum to its students, regardless of their background or ability, and emphasises the teaching of ‘Powerful Knowledge’.
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