Pastoral Lead

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Pastoral Lead - £30,000.00 per year (not pro rata)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only

Our New Acorn School, Avonside School in Bristol, will have capacity for 72 pupils and is due to open August 2025. The school will be a co-educational provision for pupils with complex needs including SEMH.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a pastoral team
• Support the welfare, development and behaviour of all pupils
• Support the implementation of school policies
• Flexible support of staff and students throughout the school day
• Attend briefings providing feedback on behaviours and attitudes of students and plans in place to support students
• Work with students to ensure maximum effectiveness of PSP and RA
• Support pupils with their specific needs throughout the school day, enabling them to access and engage in the curriculum

Qualifications Required

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• Full UK Driving Licence

Exceptional Rewards Package

• We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week meaning you could be working one day less a week!*
• Refer a Friend and earn £1000.00!**
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits including Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Schemes, Electric Car Purchase Scheme and Critical illness cover
• Hundreds of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*4DWW will be rolled out within our school when we have a full complement of staff so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. Subject to successful completion of probation, not a contractual benefit.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.