Pastoral Lead – Quinton, Birmingham

Supply Heroes are seeking a dedicated, compassionate and proactive Pastoral Lead to join our primary school community in Quinton. This is a key leadership role focused on supporting the wellbeing, behaviour, attendance, and personal development of pupils across the school.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders, teaching staff, parents/carers, and external agencies to ensure all students are fully supported to achieve their potential both academically and personally.

You will play a vital role in promoting a positive school culture, ensuring safeguarding standards are met, and providing targeted interventions for students who may be facing barriers to learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on pastoral care, behaviour, attendance, and safeguarding support systems
• Develop and implement strategies to improve student wellbeing and engagement
• Provide one-to-one and small group support for pupils with additional needs
• Work closely with families to improve communication and outcomes for students
• Support staff with behaviour management strategies and pastoral concerns
• Liaise with external agencies including social care, CAMHS, and early help services
• Monitor attendance, behaviour data, and pastoral interventions
• Promote a positive, inclusive and respectful school environment

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in pastoral care, education, youth work, or safeguarding roles
• Confident in managing behaviour and supporting vulnerable students
• Highly empathetic, approachable, and resilient under pressure
• Strong in communication and relationship-building with young people and families
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding procedures and child protection
• Organised with the ability to manage a varied and fast-paced workload
• A team player who can also work independently and take initiative
• Committed to improving outcomes for children and young people

About Supply Heroes:

• Excellent rates of pay on PAYE
• Around the clock support whenever you need it
• Commitment to a quality of service and safeguarding
• Support with any interviews and lesson observations
• Transparency and honesty
• Exclusive job roles around the West Midlands

If you are interested in this role, please apply now with your CV.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in line with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. Therefore, applicants will be subject to a variety of checks, including an enhanced DBS check (unless on the update service) along with a variety of others including an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This job advert is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and complies to the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Supply Heroes is an equal opportunities employer with a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying or harassment on grounds of sex, age, race, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, sex characteristics, religion or beliefs.