Pastoral Lead - New Bridge College

Pastoral Lead - New Bridge College

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 03 June 2026


• Hours: Part time


• Closing date: 19 June 2026


• Location: Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH


• Company: Teaching Vacancies


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: 2ddcc341-d743-4884-9729-ffca432fbeaf

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• The successful candidate will: Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to understand a young persons' pastoral needs


• Have experience of working with young people with Autism or Special Educational Needs within the primary, secondary or post-16 sector


• Have empathetic expectations of young people, and a commitment to understanding the various challenges which may present barriers to learning and/ or appropriate behaviours.


• Have experience of working with a children and young people with a range of Special Educational Needs including SLD. MLD, PMLD, Autism, SEMH, to support them in overcoming barriers to their personal, social, or learning development


• Have experience of supporting children and students with a wide range of social and emotional difficulties including challenging behaviours thorough a range of positive handling strategies, (Team Teach or similar) bespoke support programs and targeted interventions


• Possess the listening skills to support children, young people and their families through understanding their point of view in a non-judgmental approach


• Have experience of processes and procedures around KCSIE in education including staff training, assessments and the monitoring of children and young people


• Possess the knowledge and experience of working with LA MASH teams, including referral process and procedure


• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs


• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community


• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development


• Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team

What the school offers its staff

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and BarringServiceand references will besoughtprior to interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to understand a young persons' pastoral needs

Have experience of working with young people with Autism or Special Educational Needs within the primary, secondary or post-16 sector

Have empathetic expectations of young people, and a commitment to understanding the various challenges which may present barriers to learning and/ or appropriate behaviours.

Have experience of working with a children and young people with a range of Special Educational Needs including SLD. MLD, PMLD, Autism, SEMH, to support them in overcoming barriers to their personal, social, or learning development

Have experience of supporting children and students with a wide range of social and emotional difficulties including challenging behaviours thorough a range of positive handling strategies, (Team Teach or similar) bespoke support programs and targeted interventions

Possess the listening skills to support children, young people and their families through understanding their point of view in a non-judgmental approach

Have experience of processes and procedures around KCSIE in education including staff training, assessments and the monitoring of children and young people

Possess the knowledge and experience of working with LA MASH teams, including referral process and procedure

Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs

Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community

Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development

Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team

What the school offers its staff

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and BarringServiceand references will besoughtprior to interview.