Pastoral Manager – Secondary School | Middlesbrough
Location: Middlesbrough
Start Date: January 2026
Salary: Pay to Scale
About the Role
Protocol Education is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Manager to join a secondary school in Middlesbrough. This key role focuses on the wellbeing, behaviour, attendance, and safeguarding of students across KS3 and KS4, ensuring they feel safe, supported, and ready to thrive academically and personally.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about positively impacting young people’s lives, providing guidance, support, and resilience-building strategies within a dynamic school environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead pastoral care and student wellbeing across the school
* Monitor attendance, punctuality, and behaviour, intervening when needed
* Provide emotional and practical support, acting as a trusted point of contact
* Work with teachers, senior leaders, and safeguarding leads to implement strategies
* Build strong relationships with parents/carers and liaise with external agencies (e.g., social services, CAMHS)
* Promote positive behaviour, resilience, and inclusion
* Ensure safeguarding concerns are reported and acted on according to policy
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
* Good general education (GCSEs in English and Maths)
* Experience working with young people in schools, youth work, or social care
* Knowledge of safeguarding, behaviour management, and child protection
* Strong communication, empathy, and conflict-resolution skills
Desirable:
* Degree or Level 3/4 qualification in education, psychology, youth work, or related field
* Training in counselling, mental health support, or First Aid
* Previous experience in pastoral, behaviour, or attendance roles in schools
Why Join Us?
* Supportive and welcoming school community
* Opportunities for professional development and training
* A chance to make a lasting difference in students’ lives
How to Apply
Send your CV and a short covering statement to harshvardhan.kulkarni@protocol-education.com
Start January 2026 ready to support, inspire, and lead the pastoral care of students across Middlesbrough.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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