PASTORAL LEADER

• NJC Point 8 – 13 (£23,071 to £24,998 per annum, actual salary paid)
• 37 hours per week, Term Time Only
• Required: As soon as possible

‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.’

Jim Collins

Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT).  Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’.  Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.  

Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do.  To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.

At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence.  We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.

Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the educational, pastoral, and well-being needs of our students.  We are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Leader to collaborate with Heads of Year, Pastoral Leaders and other colleagues to improve attainment and progress for all students. This will include leading on behaviour, attendance and welfare issues for identified year groups and being the first point of contact for parents and external agencies.

To succeed, you will have at least three years’ experience of working with young people in a secondary school and hold a good academic standard of general education to A Level/NVQ Level 3 with a relevant qualification in office administration.  You will have experience of liaising with parents and external agencies, be computer literate and have the ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines. You will be joining a dynamic team, who enjoy supporting the Academy and its culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

About Academy Transformation Trust

Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there.  Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people.  Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident.  We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.

In return, you can expect:

·        An inclusive and developmental leadership culture.

·        Centralised behaviour systems with highly visible SLT and Faculty Leaders.

·        Implementation using evidence informed practice.

·        Fantastic Professional Development opportunities through our ATT Institute including NPQs in partnership with Ambition.

·        Inquiry based Performance Development replacing traditional Performance Management.

·        A sensible Feedback Policy.

·        A comprehensive employee benefits package including shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

As a valued member of our support team, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it’ll be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty-two schools.

For further information or to arrange a visit please call the academy on 01623 860545.  

Closing date: 09.00am, Thursday 30 April 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant must undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025.

We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are open to Flexible Working.