Pastoral Administrator

Pastoral Administrator

Required as soon as possible

Band 6 Point 7 (Actual salary £22,706) permanent 37 hours per week (hours can be negotiated) term time only plus 5 days (worked during periods of school closure)

The Governors of The Holy Family Catholic School wish to appoint a Pastoral Support Manager.

The Pastoral Support Manager will be part of a wider pastoral team who are critical in supporting the behaviour, learning and well-being of our students throughout the whole of their time with us at the school.

The successful candidate will be responsible for administrating, analysing and managing the on-call system, detentions, reports, our time out facility and the pastoral base. The role will involve providing an efficient and effective administrative support to the Assistant Headteacher and pastoral team, being responsible for creating and updating student pastoral information, and being an important link in liaising with parents/carers, and relevant school staff

Main tasks

·         Managing the pastoral base and facilitating student support

·         Managing the on-call system and liaising with staff and students

·         Regular communication with parents and carers on behalf of the pastoral team

·         Providing administrative support to the Assistant Headteachers and the pastoral team to ensure that all documents are produced in a timely manner and to a high quality. This may include the use of spreadsheets and databases and assisting with recording systems.

·         Compiling behaviour, attendance and achievement reports using Class Charts

·         Attending and contributing to pastoral meetings and briefings and taking minutes.

·         Maintaining the detention system, analysing the data, sending detention notifications to parents and staff and following up absences from detentions

·         Cover for Year Managers where appropriate

·         Undertaking any other reasonable duties at the direction of the Headteacher.

·         Full training on all systems will be given

Applicants should hold GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English and Mathematics and should have some basic ICT skills. Relevant additional qualifications and experience especially in dealing with safeguarding would be an advantage but are not essential. This post is ideal for a patient, calm, resilient, and flexible individual who is passionate about sustainably improving standards and outcomes for students.

The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is part of The Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, serving the town of Keighley and surrounding villages in pleasant rural surroundings. The school is on a rapid improvement journey.

We offer an excellent platform for enhanced career development and whole school leadership opportunities in a friendly, supportive, enthusiastic, and caring staff team.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.  This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applications for this position should be made using the standard CES application form. Only applications submitted using the CES application form will be considered.

Further details and an application form are available by contacting Mrs Michelle Clare mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk  Telephone:  01535 210212

Closing date: Monday, 20 April 2026 at 9.00 am