Pastoral Leader at Twynham School

Are you passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives?

 We are looking for a dedicated and motivated individual to join our team as a Pastoral Leader, working alongside our Senior Leadership Team and Head of Year to ensure every student feels supported, included, and able to thrive. In this role, you will play a key part in improving student attendance and engagement, providing targeted support for individuals, and building positive relationships that foster a strong sense of belonging and community. You will work closely with families, external agencies, and staff to ensure students receive the right academic, emotional, and social support to succeed. Hours are 37hrs per week, term-time only.

 As a role model, you will set high expectations while championing equality and inclusion, ensuring all students feel valued and empowered. From break and lunchtime supervision to administration and liaison with external agencies, you will help create a safe and supportive school environment where every child can flourish. If you believe in the power of education, community, and opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

 This is a truly exceptional opportunity for a talented and ambitious colleague.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to work with wonderful young people
• The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues throughout our school
• High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• A welcoming staff room with complimentary tea and coffee available throughout the day
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have GCSEs in Maths and English graded C or above (or equivalent qualifications/grades)
• Flexible, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a team, with a commitment to safeguarding, equality, and professional development.
• Ability to build effective relationships with students, staff, parents, and external agencies while maintaining discretion, patience, and professionalism
• A willingness to attend courses as required to enhance the knowledge, understanding and skills to improve the level and quality of support given to students

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Twynham School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.