Pastoral Lead

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

24 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**_ How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?_**

**_ Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent)._**

**_ If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG_**

**Job Title: Pastoral Lead**

**Location: Benton House School, Benton**

**Salary: Up to £25,000 per annum**

**Hours: Monday to Friday**

**Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only**

**UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.**

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Pastoral Lead to join our close-knit team at Benton House School located in Benton.

**The role**

It is essential that you can inspire and lead a team and can demonstrate both excellent interpersonal skills and emotional resilience.

**Responsibilities**
- To work under the instruction and guidance of the SLT.
- To lead the development of a pastoral team.
- To support the welfare, development and behaviour of all pupils.
- To support the accurate implementation of school policies, modelling a high standard of intervention when supporting pupils.
- Flexible support of staff and students throughout the school day.
- Support staff in the implementation of all school policies.
- Attend AM and PM briefing providing feedback to staff on behaviours and attitudes of students and plans in pace to support students.
- Contribute to and follow student Positive Support Plans (PSP) and risk assessments (RA)
- Work with students to ensure maximum effectiveness of PSP and RA.
- Be on call to support pupils with their specific needs throughout the school day, enabling them to access and engage in the curriculum.
- Effective and timely communication with parents, carers, social services and other stake holders.
- Recording and following up of behaviour incidents on sleuth and weekly analysis reporting to inform the Assistant Headteacher of any patterns for intervention.
- Manage escalating student behaviour up to and including restrictive physical intervention (RPI).
- Lead Student and Staff debriefs post RPI.

**About the school**:
Benton House School is a brand-new SEN school for pupils with complex needs including SEMH. It is an exciting addition to the Acorn portfolio based in Newcastle.

Benton House School will have capacity for 60 pupils

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. 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.

**Why join Acorn Education?**

**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

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**:

- 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._

And that’s not all, 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 really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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**About**Benton House School**:
**Benton House School**
- Benton House, Front Street, Benton, Newcastle
- NE7 7XE
- United Kingdom

Benton House School is a brand-new SEN school for pupils with complex needs including SEMH and will have capacity for 60 pupils.