Vacancy ▸ Pastoral Leader

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and highly effective pastoral leader who will work within our team of staff providing for vulnerable young people.

The successful candidate will work with our small, friendly pastoral team, who in collaboration with parents and other professional’s, lead on providing our pupils with exceptional pastoral care and support to help them overcome barriers to learning, particularly those experienced by pupils  with social, emotional and mental health needs.

The working hours are from 08:30am to 16:00pm Monday to Friday during the school term.  As part of your contractual arrangements, you will be paid for an additional 35 hours per year to attend team meetings and training and development that sit outside of your normal working hours.

Your actual salary will be £24,727 per annum, and this will be paid in 12 equal instalments over the year.

If you are interested in working on a part time basis, please get in touch as we would be happy to explore this further with you.

Why choose us?

We offer specialist support for students with social, emotional and mental health needs and this is at the centre of everything we do.  We support our students to accelerate their academic, social and emotional skills development and ultimately enable them to re-engage with learning.

We are genuinely committed to our students and our staff and have a strong, supportive and dedicated staff team whose moto is ‘work hard and be nice to people’.

We are part of TEAL (The Education Alliance) Multi Academy Trust and together we share a common purpose:

“We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives”

As well as a friendly and supportive environment, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Access to our staff benefits platform which includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchases
• Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working, with a trust commitment to continually look to ways to improve the work-life balance for our staff
• Membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme with benefits including secure earnings linked pension and a lump sum death grant of three times your salary
• Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
• Ethical leadership, professional trust and autonomy and a caring ethos in which everyone is valued and respected.
• A programme of training and development with career pathways for staff looking to progress further.

What are we looking for?

We seek someone with experience of working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs (particularly SEMH), who possesses the skills, knowledge and motivation to be able to make a difference.

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education, a relevant level 3 qualification as well as good working knowledge and understanding of barriers to learning and experience of implementing strategies appropriate to learners with SEMH

How To Apply

A fully completed application form, which can be found in the supporting documents section, should be returned to recruitment@theeducationalliance.org.uk no later than 09:00am on 18 September 2024.

We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed.

The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 guidance.

The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf