Overview
Job Title: Pastoral Leader – Study Programmes
Salary: Commencing at £34,019 with progression to £39,424 per annum
About the Role
What You Will Do
- Lead a team of PDBA mentors or student relation officers promoting high standards of attendance, behaviour, and engagement.
- Lead the Student Centre ensuring that there is multiagency approach to learner development.
- Provide support and guidance to students experiencing social, emotional, or behavioural difficulties.
- Monitor and improve student attendance and punctuality, working with families and external agencies where necessary including those looked after and in care.
- Support the implementation of the college’s behaviour and inclusion policies.
- Work with teachers, support staff, and senior leaders to create and maintain a positive learning environment through developing an effective enrichment programme.
- Contribute to safeguarding and child protection processes, maintaining accurate records and ensuring concerns are addressed promptly.
- Organise mentoring sessions, and activities that promote personal development and well-being.
- Promote college wide EDI through enrichment.
About You
- You have experience of leading or coordinating pastoral support, including behaviour and attendance strategies, mentoring provision, and enrichment activities.
- You are an experienced and committed pastoral professional with a strong understanding of the barriers that can affect student engagement, attendance, and progress in a further education setting.
- You are motivated by improving outcomes for all learners, particularly those who are vulnerable or at risk of disengagement.
- You are confident working with Children Looked After (CLA), external agencies, and safeguarding teams to ensure students receive appropriate and timely support.
- You are data-informed and proactive, using attendance, progress, and behaviour information to identify concerns early and implement effective interventions.
- You work collaboratively with curriculum leaders, teachers, and support staff, and are able to challenge and support colleagues to maintain high expectations for student conduct and engagement.
- You have a strong commitment to personal development, PHCSE, and high-quality work experience, recognising their importance in preparing students for further study, employment, and adult life.
- Organised, resilient, and student-centred, you contribute positively to a safe, inclusive, and aspirational college culture.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.
Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
