Pastoral Support Manager

Lealands High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 2pm

• Date listed

  10 March 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: £31,606.00 - £34,030.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 25 - SCP 28/ Term-Time Only + 5 days

Pastoral Support Manager job summary

The Heart of Our School Community

Are you passionate about removing barriers to learning? Do you have the resilience and empathy to support young people through their most challenging moments?

Lealands High School is looking for a dedicated Pastoral Support Manager to join our vibrant team. In this role, you aren't just "managing behavior"—you are building relationships, fostering emotional intelligence, and ensuring every student feels safe, heard, and ready to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Student Wellbeing: Act as the primary point of contact for students requiring emotional or social support.

• Behavioural Guidance: Implement and manage school behaviour policies, focusing on restorative justice and positive reinforcement.

• Liaison: Work closely with teachers, parents, and external agencies (Social Care, CAMHS) to create a holistic support network for at-risk pupils.

• Attendance & Engagement: Monitor attendance patterns and intervene early to re-engage students with their education.

• Crisis Management: Provide a calm, stable presence during high-pressure situations or student conflicts.

What You Bring to the Team

• Experience: A proven track record of working with young people, ideally within an educational or youth work setting.

• Communication: The ability to talk to a frustrated young person, a worried parent, and a busy Headteacher with equal clarity and respect.

• Resilience: A thick skin and a big heart. You understand that "difficult" behaviour is often a cry for help.

• Organization: The ability to maintain accurate records and manage a diverse caseload without breaking a sweat.

Why Join Lealands?

We offer a supportive staff environment, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a tangible difference in the Lealands community.

"We believe that for a student to achieve academically, they must first feel supported personally. This role is the bridge between the two."

Visits from prospective applicants are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Sarah O'Connor (HR Administrator) on 01582 611600 or email - recruitment@lealands.luton.sch.uk

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse and provide effective help or advice fluently in spoken English.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools

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 Lealands High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, 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: Lealands High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lealands-high-school

Lealands High School is a comprehensive Foundation school located on the northern edge of Luton, in Sundon Park. We provide high quality education for students aged from 11 to 16 years old.

We are driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We believe in working to help every single student become a responsible and respectful citizen with the skills and knowledge needed to lead successful and fulfilled lives beyond school. Our mission is to support each individual to ‘climb the mountain to success’ and our curriculum and support structures help us to achieve this.

Lealands was fully refurbished in 2013 and we continue to benefit from a modern and well equipped building with fantastic specialist facilities. The School retains a special focus on sport and PE and we benefit from superb resources including an indoor heated swimming pool and flood lit astroturf.

Our school serves a catchment area, but also takes students from across Luton and surrounding Bedfordshire villages and towns. We are a diverse school which is proud to welcome students and staff from many cultural and religious backgrounds.

Lealands is a welcoming, safe and caring school environment. Student progress is supported by the hard work and commitment of well qualified staff who set high expectations to enable every child to succeed. A wide range of support is available for those who need additional help to succeed. We believe in the continual improvement of each individual within our school community and are strongly focused on reward and celebration.

Ofsted judges the school to be ‘good’ with strengths in a number of areas recognising that, “Pupils clearly enjoy school” and “They feel valued and well supported” (Ofsted, March 2017).

As a school, we strongly believe in partnerships working together in the best interests of all our students. Parents/ carers, students, staff, governors, community groups and friends all work together to ensure that the young people in our school enjoy their learning journey and achieve some exceptional outcomes. As part of the Luton Futures and Lea Springs Partnerships we are able to enjoy the benefits of working closely with other schools locally.

For more information about Lealands, please visit the school website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk which gives a good insight into our school and why we are so proud to be members of Lealands High School.

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