Senior Pastoral Support Worker

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Job Title: Senior Pastoral Support Worker

Location: Glebedale School, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3AY

Salary: £23,000 to £28,000 per annum, depending on experience (not pro rata)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent | Full Time

Start Date: February 2026

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As Senior Pastoral Support Worker, you will lead and deliver high-quality pastoral care across the school. Working closely with pupils, teaching staff, families, and external professionals, you will support students’ emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and engagement in learning. You will be a trusted adult for pupils who need additional guidance, providing structure, encouragement, and calm support during challenging moments.

• Provide individual pastoral and behavioural support to pupils
• Monitor the social, emotional and behavioural development of students within the school, liaising with the staff team and offering support where necessary
• Receive, supervise and support pupils who are not ready for learning or who have barriers to learning
• Support the assessment of pupils to determine those in need of particular help and support
• Assist in the development and implementation of individual Education/ Behavioural/ Support/ Mentoring plans and behaviour management strategies
• Help to develop one to one mentoring sessions with pupils and provide support for distressed pupils
• Provide information and advice to enable pupils to make choices about their own learning, behaviour and attendance
• Support the challenge and motivation of pupils, promoting and reinforcing self-esteem
• Support pupils’ access to learning using appropriate strategies and resources
• To respond to pupils unable to access learning; ensuring a calm environment

• A caring, proactive professional with experience supporting children or young people
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive, trusting relationships
• Confidence in managing behaviour and supporting emotional regulation
• A team player who can also work independently and show initiative
• GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) or above in English and Maths

Glebedale School is an independent special school providing education for boys and girls aged 7 to 16 years who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties and other additional needs. Our mission is to offer every pupil a safe, nurturing and structured learning environment that supports their individual development. We deliver a diverse and high-quality curriculum that is relevant to each learner and designed to prepare them for the next stage of their life.

With a strong focus on therapy, education and personal growth, we aim to help pupils develop academically, socially and emotionally so they can become confident and capable future citizens. Located in Stoke-on-Trent, we support pupils from the Staffordshire and Cheshire areas. We offer a wide range of opportunities to develop your career while taking on rewarding challenges. Acorn Education is a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs.

As part of Outcomes First Group, we are at the forefront of creating and delivering innovative approaches that support children and young people in our care to make meaningful progress.

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…