Job Role Summary
Job Role Summary – Pastoral manager. This role is responsible for leading and embedding a strong, consistent culture of attendance, behaviour, and safeguarding across the school and college, under the direction of senior leadership. The postholder will oversee and coordinate the pastoral team, ensuring high‑quality, consistent systems and practices that support student wellbeing, engagement and outcomes. Key responsibilities include implementing and improving policies, analysing and using data to drive interventions, and working collaboratively with staff, families and external agencies to remove barriers to learning. The role also involves leading on safeguarding processes, behaviour management and attendance strategies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice. The postholder will act as a key point of expertise on pastoral matters, manage complex cases and support vulnerable students through targeted interventions. They will also contribute to staff development, lead pastoral initiatives and events, and provide regular reports to senior leaders and stakeholders. Overall, the role plays a critical part in promoting inclusion, safeguarding and positive student development, ensuring all learners are supported to succeed and prepare effectively for adulthood.
Benefits
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
- Networking opportunities across our trust
- Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare plan through Medicash – an easy to use health insurance. The health cash plan provides cashback towards everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support for you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 telephone support service and face‑to‑face counselling service.
Application
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
EEO Statement
Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Contact: Elms Bank School, 0161 766 1597 or enquiries@elmsbank.oaklp.co.uk.
