Pastoral Wellbeing Lead

Lockyer's Middle School, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3HQ

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: We are seeking to appoint suitably qualified candidates to work 37 hours per week between 8:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Wednesday and 08:00 to 3.45 pm Thursday to Friday, during term time, which may be subject to change according to business need. Five additional working days will be required across each academic year.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061 - £36,363 per annum (Actual salary £28,200 to £31,983 per annum)
• Pay scale: Grade 9 (Scale point 19 - 25)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Pastoral Wellbeing Lead - Shape Hearts, Minds, and Futures

Are you passionate about being the champion every child deserves? We are seeking an inspiring Pastoral Wellbeing Lead to join our ambitious, tight-knit, and fiercely supportive team.

We are seeking to recruit a Pastoral Wellbeing Lead to join our ambitious and supportive staff for September 2026. In this vital role, you will be the heartbeat of our pastoral and safeguarding team. Working side-by-side with Senior Leaders and Heads of Year, you will directly drive our commitment to outstanding pupil support, creating an environment where every single child feels seen, safe, and ready to learn.

Your Impact & Responsibilities

• Take a key role in safeguarding, ensuring our school remains a sanctuary for vulnerable pupils.
• Work directly with children to break down barriers to learning, helping them navigate challenges and celebrate their triumphs.
• Work closely and compassionately with families, building strong, trusting relationships to support them and ensure a united approach to their child's wellbeing and success. (Partnership with families)
• If you aren’t already a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), we will invest in you. We are looking for the right person, and we have the tools, training, and established framework to elevate your career to the next level.

The Perfect Fit

• A People Person: You have a natural ability to connect with both children and adults, build trust quickly, and navigate sensitive family conversations with empathy and tact.
• Experienced or Adaptable: You bring a proven track record in pastoral care or safeguarding—or you possess the raw talent, empathy, and professional drive to train into a DSL role.
• Ambitious for Children: You believe that a child’s background or vulnerability shouldn't dictate their future. You’re ready to champion our school ethos and watch our pupils thrive.

We offer a collaborative, warm environment where your voice is heard, and your well-being matters just as much as the pupils'. Plus, enjoy a good work-life balance with term-time hours and early finishes on Thursdays and Fridays.

What the school offers its staff

Lockyer's Middle School is part of a successful pyramid of first, middle and upper schools in the Corfe Mullen area and is part of Initio Learning Trust. Our children join us in Year 5, aged 9 and make the important transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, before moving to upper school at the end of Year 8, aged 13.

At Lockyer's, the talents and needs of every pupil are recognised and nurtured. We value the importance of developing the whole child through enriching academic, cultural, creative and sporting endeavours. Our aim is to ensure that, through the highest quality teaching of a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum, pupils are encouraged to develop an aspirational mind set which will enable them to respond positively to life’s challenges and opportunities. Our excellent pastoral care system fosters an environment where children feel safe and able to learn. Our expectations of high standards of behaviour and self-discipline encourage children to grow into respectful, inclusive global citizens.

For more information please visit our school website:https://www.lockyersmid.dorset.sch.uk/

We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:

• a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
• a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
• free onsite parking
• access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
• a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan

About Initio Learning Trust

Initio Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Dorset. We are responsible and accountable for the education of over 7000 pupils from 3 to 19 years of age and for the employment and support of over 1000 staff in 19 schools across Dorset, from Bridport in the West of the county to Verwood in the East.

We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.

Working for Us

Professional Development

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work

Flexible Working

Pension

Staff Wellbeing

Initio Learning Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and aims to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any changes or support you may need as part of this process, please call or email the recruiting manager (see contact details above).

Initio Learning Trust values and respects the diversity of our workforce, and encourages employees to be their unique selves. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our core values of collaboration, ambition and respect, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Applicant shortlisting is done without reference to any personal data including your name.

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

Lockyer's Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare, both physical and emotional, of every pupil both inside and outside the school premises. We implement a whole-school preventative approach to managing safeguarding concerns, ensuring that the wellbeing of pupils is at the forefront of all action taken. We expect all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and maintain a vigilant and safe environment. It is our willingness to work in a safe manner and challenge inappropriate behaviour that underpins this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Lockyer's Middle School

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lockyer's Middle School website
• Email address: jbrook@lockyersmiddle.org
• Phone number: 01202 692779
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lockyer-s-middle-school

Middle School (Age 9-13 years)

Arranging a visit to Lockyer's Middle School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jbrook@lockyersmiddle.org.

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