Pastoral Support Leader (Level 4) - Catshill Middle School

Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive both emotionally and academically?

Catshill Middle School is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Leader (Level 3) to join our vibrant and supportive school community.

This is a pivotal role within our pastoral team, acting as a key link between nurture support, teaching staff, senior leaders (including the SENCo and Behaviour Lead), and parents/carers and external agencies. You will play a vital role in ensuring a consistent, joined-up approach to supporting pupils’ wellbeing, behaviour, and engagement in learning.

Please see the link below to find out more about our school’s approach.

Nurture.pdf

Key Responsibilities:

Working under the direction of teaching staff and senior leaders:

• Act as a central pastoral link, coordinating communication and support between teaching staff, SENCo, Behaviour Lead, DSL, parents/carers, and external services.
• Support the implementation of individual pastoral and educational plans, ensuring consistency across classroom, nurture provision, and home.
• Monitor, track and review the progress, wellbeing, and behaviour of identified pupils, contributing to planning meetings and multi-agency work.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with pupils, families, and professionals to support positive outcomes.
• Provide a safe, calm and supportive environment where pupils can regulate, reflect, and successfully re-engage with learning.
• Deliver targeted nurture and intervention support, including small group sessions focused on self-regulation, emotional literacy, and behaviour management.
• Work closely with teaching staff to adapt and personalise learning, including supporting pupils within lessons or in a bespoke provision.
• Support and deliver elements of the school’s behaviour systems, including within the pupil support/nurture space.
• Supervise and support pupils during unstructured times (break and lunch), promoting positive social interaction and inclusion.
• Analyse behaviour and pastoral data to inform next steps and contribute to strategic planning with senior leaders.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (e.g., Counselling, Childcare, Education).
• Experience working with children and young people in an educational or pastoral setting.
• Experience of working with families and/or external agencies is desirable.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across a range of stakeholders.
• A compassionate, resilient, and proactive approach.

We Offer:

• A supportive and welcoming team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A commitment to your personal and professional growth.

If you have any questions, please contact Justine Pearson, School Business Manager and for an application form and job description/person specification please see WM Jobs.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website Catshill Middle School - Home

CV’s will not be accepted.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date.  If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Applications forms are available below and should be returned to: jpearson@catshill-middle.worcs.sch.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Hours: 28 hours per week, Permanent

Grade: TA4, SCP 18 - £31,537p.a. Actual Salary (£20,505 - £20,963 p.a.)

Location: Catshill Middle School, Meadow Rd, Catshill, Bromsgrove B61 0JW

Closing Date: Friday 10th July 2026

Interviews: Thursday 16th July