The posting
About The Role
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only + INSET + 2 weeks (41 weeks)
Working Hours: Full Time, 08:45 - 15:45 (5 DAYS A WEEK)
Number of positions: 1
Qualifications Required: Yes - Level 4 in a relevant subject
Start Date: 4th January 2027
Applicant Requirements: Level 4 in a relevant subject – e.g. Teaching, Social Care, Youth Work, Careers Guidance
Salary: Actual salary between £29,450 and £33,039 depending on experience and length of service.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Pastoral Support Team as a Pastoral Support Officer on a permanent basis.
The purpose of the role is to ensure effective safeguarding of our pupils; including attendance monitoring and management.
The role includes compiling and reviewing data reports, reviewing written reports, and providing advice and guidance on safeguarding issues. You will manage a caseload of pupils, ensuring pupils are supported with appropriate interventions, including referrals to Social Care and accessing support for families.
The role involves higher level safeguarding of Manchester’s most vulnerable students and integral to the role is working with partner agencies and school staff focused on providing timely interventions for at-risk pupils including high-risk safeguarding.
The context of safeguarding issues affecting our children include; extra-familiar harm, serious youth violence and missing children. As part of the role you will attend Child Protection meetings, Case Conferences, LAC reviews and Youth Justice PEPs.
Manchester Secondary PRU is an established Pupil Referral Unit which supports young people with complex needs by:
- Leading a creative and high quality curriculum;
- Promoting inclusion for some of Manchester’s most vulnerable young people;
- Developing a nurturing and safe environment for all pupils across a number of settings
We work closely with a range of external agencies to promote the Manchester Inclusion Strategy; a city-wide initiative to ensure that the most vulnerable young people in Manchester receive the education that they deserve.
About the Candidate
Personal qualities:
- Highly Organised
- Excellent communicator
- Understanding of children’s needs
- Resilient
- Commitment to continuous improvement
Qualifications and Experience:
- Qualified to at least Level 4 in a relevant subject – e.g. Teaching, Social Care, Youth Work, Careers Guidance (desirable)
- Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics or equivalent
- Experience of working with young people in similar environment
- Experience of working with vulnerable / 'at risk' young people
- Experience of working with internal / external agencies
- Good ICT knowledge and skills
- Full driving license and own car
About Us
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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation
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