Pastoral Manager (Maternity Cover)

Job Title: Pastoral Manager (Maternity Cover)

Salary range: SO2 and spinal point 26 £37,009 to spinal point 28 £38,823 Inc. London Weighting. (Pro rata £32,074 - £33,647 Inc. London weighting per annum)

Contract: Fixed Term - Maternity Cover

Hours of work: 36 hours per week  

Working weeks: 39 weeks   

Location: Alperton, London 

We are a large, mixed, 11-18 academy with over 350 students in our sixth form. Due to our increased popularity as a school, we expanded our roll in 2018. Alperton Community School is an inclusive school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community. Our students are very well behaved, work hard and are ambitious to succeed. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2021 graded our school as Good "Pupils like coming to school and they enjoy their lessons"; "Pupils can focus because they feel safe"; "Leaders’ expectations of all pupils are high"; "Pupils behave well in school. They focus on their learning in lessons. Pupils follow teachers’ instructions and listen to one another". 

Student progress at GCSE and A Level has been above national averages for many years with disadvantaged students performing well above national averages. Our progress 8 score has been consistently “above average”. We also see high numbers of our students’ progress to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities. Student attendance and the percentage of students who remain in education, employment or training are also well above national averages.

Recent awards include the 2022 Pearson “Making a Difference” Award; the school was recently shortlisted for the TES School of the Year and won the TES Maths Team of the Year. We are also one of only four schools in the country to hold the Platinum Professional Development Mark. 

This is an exceptional opportunity. It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers excellent support for ECTs in their induction year.

The Role  

Pastoral Managers enable all students in their care to develop personal excellence and a sense of pride in both the year group and the school. They play a very important part in the creation of a positive ethos and in fostering productive home-school links. They are responsible for maintaining high standards of attendance and behaviour and ensuring that students in their year group comply with the school’s expectations as set out in the Behaviour for Learning Policy. The successful candidate will also have an opportunity to work with other dynamic, energetic, hardworking and forward looking professionals. The successful candidate will begin working with Year 10 however will be expected to go through Years 7 - 11.

The Person

Are you motivated, enthusiastic, disciplined, committed, passionate, have excellent communication skills, organised and want to be part of an amazing team? If so, we would like to hear from you.

The Benefits 

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Cashback Health Benefits

Pension Scheme

Closing Date: 13 October (23:59)

Assessment & Interview Date: Week commencing, 28 October 2024

To apply, please visit our vacancies page. Completed application forms may be emailed to; hr@alperton.brent.sch.uk.   

Supplementary Information 

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an inclusive community school and encourage applications from all sections of the community.  

Successful candidate(s) will be required to undertake an Enhanced and Barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position.

Only successful candidates will be notified. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.