The Governors at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and motivated Pastoral Lead to provide support for students and ensure the smooth running of the year group. This is a support staff role. The successful candidate for this dynamic position will also effectively track, monitor and support students’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and progress and liaise with external agencies to safeguard students and ensure appropriate interventions are in place.
Our school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children’s welfare. The post is subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an enhanced DBS Certificate with a barred-list check and a medical screening questionnaire. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Purpose of the role:
To work within the pastoral team to provide support for students and ensure the smooth running of the year group. To effectively track, monitor and support students’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and progress. Liaise with external agencies to safeguard students and ensure appropriate interventions are in place.
Main Activities:
To be a point of contact for students, their parents, staff and relevant external agencies.
Work within the pastoral team to promote positive student wellbeing.
To track and monitor those students who require additional support through external agencies and case manage these students.
To deal initially, with all day-to-day issues regarding student welfare and safeguarding. (Be willing to undertake Early Help training)
Ensuring support for the implementation of school policies in relation to behaviour management.
Counsel the students according to the School’s Behaviour Policy and ensuring that relevant action is taken and that this is recorded on school systems
Work with the relevant members of the pastoral team with the creation of pastoral support and referrals to SEND for students with persistent issues
To monitor and support pupils in their learning and encourage positive attitudes and behaviour in and around school.
Creating opportunities to praise and reward students within the schools’ reward systems.
To attend and ensure the smooth running of Parents’ Evenings and other key school events
Involvement in organising the preparation of reports on students as required for parent interviews, case conferences.
Organising and arranging contact with parents to ensure that they have full knowledge of student progress and pastoral issues.
Support in the preparation of information for further education/employment.
Enforcing the uniform regulations and applying sanctions and rewards.
Involvement in organising the practical aspect of any Rewards Days and End of Key Stage celebrations.
Organising times and supervision of year photographs/immunisations.
Organising rewards and certificates for Intervention and Celebration Events/Assemblies.
Monitoring persistent ‘medicals’ at reception.
Monitor and supervise ‘social time’, detentions
To maintain and file records of pupils within key stage per year group using CPOMS.
Frequently building positive relationships with vulnerable pupils and parents and those absent due to long term illness.
Facilitate the smooth transition between Key Stages through effective communication and liaison with pupils, staff, parents and other agencies.
Undertake appointed person certificate in First Aid
To lead Pastoral Team meetings.
To lead motivational trips and activities which reward pupils
Leading the delivery of collective worship and promoting FCJ values at every opportunity
Leading the team of tutors – supporting and developing them.
The successful candidate will require highly effective relationships with pupils, staff and parents, high levels of organisation and time management, alongside emotional intelligence, and empathy for student welfare and achievement.
You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work hard to ensure that every single one of our students achieve their potential. This is a hugely exciting time to join the school and this post provides an opportunity to play an integral role in the next phase of the College’s development.
The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Thursday 18th June 2026.
Further information, including detailed job description, person specification and application forms can be obtained by e-mailing your request to [email protected] or visiting the Vacancies page on the school website: http://www.bellerivefcj.org/vacancies.
Completed applications should be returned to [email protected] and interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.
Applicants who are not contacted after the closing date may assume that they have not been successful but are thanked for their interest. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants who are not called for an interview.
