Pastoral Coordinator

At Ashley Park School, we're looking for an experienced and passionate Pastoral Coordinator to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in shaping the culture, wellbeing and behaviour of our school. This is a role where your influence will be felt every day. You'll lead our pastoral approach, champion positive behaviour and help pupils develop the emotional regulation, resilience and confidence they need to succeed. Working alongside the Headteacher, teachers, therapists and wider professionals, you'll bring together the right support around each pupil, helping them overcome barriers and re-engage with learning. You'll also have the opportunity to coach and develop colleagues, strengthen whole-school practice and help create an environment where pupils feel safe, understood and ready to achieve. If you're an experienced pastoral or behaviour professional who wants to step into a role with genuine leadership responsibility and make a lasting difference, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do

• Lead pastoral and behaviour provision across the school, developing consistent, trauma-informed and relational approaches that improve outcomes for pupils.
• Support and develop staff, coaching colleagues in positive behaviour support, restorative practice and strategies that help pupils regulate and return to learning.
• Champion pupil wellbeing, using behaviour, attendance and wellbeing information to identify barriers, respond to need and drive meaningful improvement.
• Build strong partnerships with families, therapists, external agencies and professionals to ensure pupils receive joined-up and personalised support.
• Lead through challenging situations, providing calm, confident support while maintaining high expectations and positive relationships.
• Contribute to safeguarding and school improvement as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and member of the Senior Leadership Team.
  
  Has experience in pastoral leadership, behaviour, safeguarding, wellbeing or specialist education.
• Understands how trauma, communication and emotional needs can impact behaviour and learning.
• Builds genuine, trusting relationships with children and young people and knows how to turn these relationships into positive change.
• Is confident leading and supporting colleagues, with the ability to influence practice across a school.
• Remains calm, consistent and solution-focused when situations are challenging.
• Can work effectively with families, professionals and external agencies.
• Is ambitious for every pupil and committed to helping them achieve more than they thought possible.
  
  Ashley Park School is a brand-new independent specialist school in Epsom, Surrey, for autistic young people aged 5-19, with a capacity for 60 pupils.
We provide a safe, supportive, and inspiring environment where every pupil can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Personalised teaching, differentiated lessons, and tailored therapeutic support ensure each pupil's unique needs and abilities are met. Our curriculum combines academic study, vocational pathways, and life skills, preparing young people to achieve their full potential and future aspirations. For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care. We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
+ Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits + Hundreds of UK and international discounts + Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme + Critical illness cover + Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support