Job: Pastoral Manager (maternity cover)

Employer: Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London

Actual Annual Salary: £33,320 - £35,976

Start date: April 2026

Contract: Maternity cover, 35 hours per week, Mondays to Fridays 8am to 4pm, term time only 42.9 weeks

Reporting to: Senior Pastoral Manager

Aston Education is looking for a dynamic Pastoral Manager to join this Ofsted Good 11-18 mainstream secondary school in Lewisham, Southeast London.

This key role involves the delivery of excellent pastoral care to the pupils. As a Pastoral Manager, you will focus on student well-being, safeguarding, attendance, and behaviour management.

Benefits:

Excellent modern facilities
An extensive support network
Local Government Pension Scheme
Excellent professional development programme
Lifestyle and discount savings
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
Headspace app
Staff development - Secondment Opportunities
Free parking
Ride to Work and Cycle to Work Schemes
Season ticket loans

Responsibilities include:

As a Pastoral Manager, you will ensure a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment, driving positive outcomes and supporting students' academic and emotional needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to engage positively with pupils, parents and staff to embed school values and attitudes and promote high standards of behaviour and achievement.

You will be required to process data through established systems (e.g. CPOMS) and procedures and input information into schools MIS system (Arbor) accurately and in a timely manner. You will provide reports for all stakeholders including the Senior Leadership team, teachers and heads of department.

Experience and skills required:

Experience of working with secondary age students and their families in a mainstream school/academy
Experience working with people in multi-disciplinary teams
GCSE English & Maths grade C or above (or equivalent qualification)
Strong communication, and interpersonal skills
Level 3 Safeguarding DSL Training is desirable

This is a vibrant and oversubscribed school and it's part of a respected medium size Multi-Academy Trust.

Closing date: As soon as possible

Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this permanent Pastoral Manager job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check