Pastoral Support Manager

Priestlands School, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8FZ

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 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: £18,885.00 Annually (Actual) £27,780 pa full-time equivalent (pay award pending)

Pastoral Support Manager job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Support Manager to join our team in the new Academic year, term time only. The successful candidate will have experience of working with students, and have tried and tested methods to enable them to succeed, especially in times of difficulty - this is when the students will need you most. Working closely with the Head of Year, wider pastoral team, parents and at times, outside agencies, you will need to have excellent communication skills, be methodical in your approach to record keeping and have the ability to stay calm under pressure, regardless of the circumstances.

Please refer to the attached information pack for further details, in particular the principal duties and person specification. When applying, please use your summary statement to highlight relevant work experience and how it matches the requirements of the role. We do not expect to see AI generated statements.

Benefits of working at Priestlands include:

• Free on-site car park
• 2 week Autumn half term
• Access to the UK's largest online GP service - Livi
• Friendly and sociable colleagues; the wellbeing group organise theatre trips, quizzes and bingo to name a few activities!
• Generous employer contribution into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Eligible for reduced rate membership at NFDC leisure centres
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance programme offering advice on a range of areas including well-being, housing and financial matters
• Access to Bi-annual free sight tests and a contribution to the cost of glasses
• Professional development opportunities for all staff
• Affordable on-site canteen

The post is for a total of 30 hours per week, 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday (to include a 30 minute unpaid break per day). You will receive your salary in 12 equal payments. The post is for 38 working weeks per year (term time only), but you will be paid for 43.60 weeks of the year to include holiday pay.

References will be usually taken up prior to interview; if you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher. You will be required to provide appropriate evidence of identity and qualifications to support other pre-employment checks which will be undertaken on the successful candidate for this role, including: your right to work in the UK, a confidential health declaration, an online search of your name in line with government guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, and a DBS application.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to receiving your application.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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

Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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 Priestlands School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Priestlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/priestlands-school-lymington

Priestlands School, an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school, serves the south of the New Forest. Our catchment area covers an area of outstanding beauty, stretching from Beaulieu in the East, to Brockenhurst in the North, and Milford-on-Sea at its most westerly point. To the south lies the Solent, providing one of the most popular sailing areas in the country. We serve eleven primary and junior schools, although our intake includes children from other schools, including a number of private schools.

Priestlands is an exciting school in which to work and we are proud of its many achievements. We are committed to being a leading comprehensive school that serves the entire community, provides high quality education across the curriculum and has ambitious plans for its continued success and development. Our headline GCSE results and progress score consistently place us among the top schools in Hampshire and the New Forest and demonstrate that Priestlands is consistently delivering positive outcomes for all groups of students, year on year.
We are proud of our academic record and believe all children are capable of making exceptional progress. We encourage them to embrace challenge, pursue excellence and to be resilient in overcoming obstacles. Above all we want to ignite in our students a love of learning which will serve them well throughout their lives.

However, Priestlands is about far more than exam results as our motto, Learn more… Do more… Be more…, implies. Our aim is to develop well rounded young people who have the skills and attributes to be successful in life and make a positive impact in our community.

We encourage all our young people to develop a sense of values and responsibility for themselves and other people. We aim to treat young people as individuals, recognising and respecting individual needs, aptitudes, interests and aspirations.

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