Senior Pastoral Lead Sacred Heart RC Primary; Westhoughton Posted yesterday

Senior Pastoral Lead

Grade H (£27,042 to £29,555 pro-rata)

35 hours per week (Term Time plus 5 days)

Permanent

Due to the promotion of our present post-holder to the central team of a Catholic Academy Trust, the Governing Board of Sacred Heart RC Primary School are seeking to appoint a Senior Pastoral Lead to join the senior leadership team of our two-form entry primary school.

Main

Duties include:

• To act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) within the school;
• To attend and contribute towards safeguarding related conferences/meetings, including Child Protection, CLA/LAC and PEP reviews;
• To be the first port of call for families and carers of those children in need of additional support;
• To take responsibility for attendance across the school, particularly for those pupils identified as being most vulnerable;
• To facilitate the sharing of relevant information between school and external agencies, being a point of contact for any multi-agency work;
• To develop, implement, maintain and monitor student records, including behaviour and safeguarding, through CPOMS;
• To be responsible for the prevention and management of challenging behaviour, developing effective strategies to promote positive behaviour;
• To lead staff professional development; sourcing, adapting and delivering relevant safeguarding training for all staff;
• To provide relevant, detailed reports to Governors and external agencies;
• To take a lead role in the schools Universal, Preventative and Early Help offers;
• To provide support and leadership for lunchtime supervisors, ensuring safe and effective lunchtimes.

Skills required:

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures linked to the role (statutory guidance, thresholds and reporting of concerns etc);
• Excellent interpersonal skills, being approachable and non-judgemental;
• Strong professional boundaries and confidentiality awareness;
• Ability to identify emotional, behavioural and mental health needs early and knowledge of where to signpost;
• Ability to deal and respond in a calm and prompt manner, to any safeguarding concerns;
• Well organised and able to work on own initiative, managing own workload, whilst operating within a busy team;

A comprehensive hand-over will be planned for the successful candidate. Visits to the school are positively encouraged. Please email job to arrange an appointment.

Please return your completed CES application forms, downloadable from the school website, to job, by 12noon on Monday 23 February 2026. Shortlisting: 24 February 2026. Interviews planned for: 2nd & 3rd March 2026. References will be sought prior to interview and the appointment will be subject to relevant employment and enhanced DBS checks.

• Application Form - Notes to Applicant
• Consent to Obtain References
• Application Form
• Recruitment Monitoring Form
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
• Job Description & Person Spec

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