Location
Witham
Industry sector
Education
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
01/09/2026
Posted date
08/05/2026
Closing date
29/05/2026
The Pastoral Leader role is focused on supporting the personal, emotional, behavioural, and academic development of pupils, particularly those facing barriers to education. The role involves overseeing a caseload of students, supporting attendance, behaviour, safeguarding, and reintegration into mainstream or specialist education settings.
Key responsibilities include:
* providing pastoral and behavioural support to vulnerable pupils,
* implementing trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches,
* managing safeguarding concerns alongside the DSL team,
* leading multi-agency meetings and working closely with families and external agencies,
* monitoring attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing data,
* and developing individual support, reintegration, and harm-reduction plans.
The role requires someone with strong experience working with young people in education, youth work, social care, SEND, or alternative provision settings. The ideal candidate will have:
* excellent safeguarding knowledge,
* strong emotional intelligence,
* experience managing challenging behaviour,
* and the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, families, and professionals.
The school is looking for a calm, resilient, and proactive practitioner who can maintain a strong visible