Assistant Pastoral Manager

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Job Title: Assistant Pastoral Manager

Location: Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall, BB4 6RX
Salary: £27,300.00 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent Term Time Only
Start: January 2026
UK applicants only - this role does not offer sponsorship.

All applications must be completed IN FULL.

Make a Real Difference Every Day

At Belmont Secondary School, we don't just educate-we transform futures. We're looking for a compassionate, driven, and proactive Assistant Pastoral Manager to help shape a school environment where every young person feels seen, supported, and inspired to succeed.

About the Role

We're looking for a dedicated Assistant Pastoral Manager to join our team and help create a supportive, nurturing, and inspiring school environment.

Working closely with the Pastoral Manager and Senior Leadership Team, you'll play a key role in promoting wellbeing, positive behaviour, and inclusion across the school. You'll be a calm, proactive presence - guiding pupils through challenges, supporting staff, and fostering strong relationships with families and carers.

In this role, you will:

• Support the Pastoral Manager and SLT in maintaining a caring, structured, and high-expectation culture.
• Build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and staff to promote wellbeing and engagement.
• Help manage daily routines and behaviour across the school.
• Support staff with effective behaviour management and restorative approaches.
• Monitor pupil behaviour and wellbeing, celebrating progress and identifying areas for support.
• Contribute to meetings, lesson observations, and pastoral planning.
• Champion safeguarding, inclusion, and emotional development.

What we're looking for:

• GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Experience working with children or young people, ideally in a school or pastoral setting.
• A solid understanding of behaviour for learning and how to apply it effectively.
• Excellent communication, empathy, and teamwork skills.
• A calm, positive, and professional approach with a genuine passion for supporting young people.

If you're ready to make a real difference and help shape a culture where every student feels supported and empowered - we'd love to hear from you.

About the School

Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

This opportunity is within commutable distance of Rawtenstall, Bury, Burnley and surrounding areas.

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.

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.

Why join Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults 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 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.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• 4-Day Working Week - enjoy a better work-life balance ( terms and conditions apply )

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

At Outcomes First Group, we put people first - pupils and colleagues alike.

Many of our schools have already introduced the 4-Day Working Week (4DWW), with others preparing to roll it out soon. There's never been a better time to join - and help create brighter futures, one child at a time.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.