Pastoral Manager

Start date: 1 December 2024

Hours per week: 36.5, Term time only plus 5 days

Bordesley Green Girls School and Sixth Form
Bordesley Green Road
Nechells
Birmingham
B9 4TR
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Contract type: Permanent

The governing body is seeking to recruit a pastoral year lead who is an excellent practitioner with a passion for supporting students. The role we are offering is to lead the provision of pastoral care of pupils in your year group to secure excellent teaching so all pupils achieve their potential within an atmosphere in which pupils feel challenged, valued, and secure and to assist the headteacher and the leadership team in the overall management and development of the school.

At BGGS, we are a warm, welcoming, and diverse team. This role is available with an immediate start. Please review the job description attached noting the requirement to be a DSL at the school.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• excellent interpersonal skills - be bright and interested in students, displaying a genuine warmth for them
• an awareness and working experience of the challenges facing young people today
• excellent communication skills with a "can-do" attitude
• an ability to work within a team and independently
• excellent time management and organisational skills
• excellent IT skills, including Excel and Word

What we will offer you:

• a supportive and caring culture
• a knowledgeable and friendly team
• active CPD and generous coaching/line management support
• wellbeing support including 24/7 employee assistance programme/confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice, flexible working culture
• access to generous benefits, such as pension scheme (LGPS)

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Informal visits can be accommodated. Please contact via the main school office on to arrange this.

Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

How to apply

An applicant information pack and application form can be downloaded from our website .

Completed application forms should be emailed to

Interview date: 24 October 2024

We regret that we are unable to accept CVs.

If you have not received a response within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume that your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

BCC is a Living Wage employer.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all shortlisted candidates.