Pastoral Support Lead - (Head of House/College Leader)

Hans Price Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 3QP

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 May 2026

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: £36,567 - £39,013

Pastoral Support Lead - (Head of House/College Leader) job summary

Job Title: Pastoral Support Lead (Head of House/College Leader)

Actual Annual Salary:  £36,567 - £39,013 - based on hours and weeks worked.

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £39,649 - £42,301 (CLF Grade F) based on full time hours, all year round.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week - Full Time, Term Time Only plus 5 insets + 3 weeks

Potential Start Date: Sept 2026 – Pending completion of pre-employment checks

The Pastoral Support Lead (Head of House/College Leader) will lead pastoral support across a key group. You will create a sense of ‘identity and community’ and will provide a high level of care to all students by promoting wellbeing and attainment and providing support and challenge for pupils and their families.

You will work proactively and preventatively to ensure students are supported to achieve and progress in their education. The successful candidate will promote the highest standards of engagement, behaviour, conduct and attitudes in all students in the group, also monitoring and supporting academic and social development across the group, undertaking interventions where appropriate to support the most vulnerable learners.

About you:  

You will have:

• Qualification with behaviour and/or SEND element (e.g. NPSLBA) or other relevant qualification in behavioural support work and/or equivalent experience.
  
• Advanced knowledge of safeguarding within an educational setting.
  
• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, and relevant research which inform safeguarding practices, including low level concerns.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of current issues relevant to Inclusion and Raising Achievement.
  
• Knowledge of the academy’s legal responsibilities in monitoring attendance.
  
• Child Protection and/or Advanced Safeguarding trained, or willingness to undertake training.
  
• An appropriate First Aid qualification or willingness to undertake training.
  
• Full driving licence and access to vehicle with business insurance.
  

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.  

Hans Price Academy is a forward-thinking secondary school located in Weston-Super-Mare. Hans Price children are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our increasingly diverse community. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment housed in excellent, modern facilities.    

 At Hans Price we believe that at the heart of our students’ learning experience is the quality of what we deliver, and we continually strive to provide excellent opportunities in a broad range of subjects and extra-curricular settings. Fulfilment of individual potential is at the very heart of what we hope to achieve and development of students’ wider character alongside high academic expectations is something we feel very strongly about.   

Why work at CLF?  

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. We particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:  

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
  
• Generous annual leave.
  
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
  
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
  
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
  
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
  
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
  

Recruitment timeline:  

Closing Date:14 June 2026

Shortlisting date:16 June 2026

Interviews: 22 June 2026

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.  

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.   

Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.    

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist. 

 

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Hans Price Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1026 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hans Price Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hans-price-academy

Hans Price Academy is a forward-thinking Academy based in Weston-Super-Mare. The Academy provides education to a rising cohort of around 1050 students at KS3/KS4 from September. The children at Hans Price Academy are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our increasingly diverse community. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment housed in excellent, modern facilities. The Academy has retained its ‘Good’ judgement following our 2018 Ofsted Inspection. The report states that ‘The school is increasingly the school of choice for local parents and carers because leaders have established a culture of learning and high aspiration.

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