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Job Title: Pastoral and Careers Development Co-Ordinator
Chestnut Hill School, Holywell, CH8 9DX
Hours: 40 hours per week |Mon, Tues, Thurs: 8am–4pm| Wed: 8am–5pm | Fri: 8am–3pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
We’re looking for a Pastoral and Careers Development Coordinator to support our pupils with both their emotional wellbeing and future pathways at Chestnut Hill School, part of Options Autism.
You’ll work closely with the pastoral and leadership teams to support student wellbeing, behaviour, and attendance while delivering a meaningful Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance ( CEIAG ) programme.
Planning and delivering CEIAG sessions across all key stages
Organising career events, work experience, and employer visits
Providing 1:1 career guidance and application support
Supporting the school’s trauma-informed approach and positive behaviour ethos
You’ll report directly to SLT and help drive improvement in pupil engagement, progress, and outcomes.
Experienced in a pastoral, youth work, or education setting
Skilled in building positive relationships with young people and families
Willing to attend training and CPD to support development
Chestnut Hill is a small, independent school catering to autistic pupils and young people aged 8-19.
We aim to provide an inclusive, safe, inspiring and supportive environment in which our pupils are encouraged to form friendships, aspire and believe in themselves, discover new ways of learning, develop skills for life, know they are valued and have a sense of belonging. The student’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything Chestnut Hill will do, and we aim to build close relationships with parents/guardians and work collaboratively with alternative provision professionals, such as speech and language, art and occupational therapists. We will always strive for the very best for our young people.
Our individually tailored curriculum will cover all Areas of Learning (AoLE's) from the New Welsh Curriculum, in imaginative and flexible ways for pupils ages 8 to 19. We aim to provide Regular opportunities for pupils to access a wide range of activities including yoga, cycling, forest school, swimming and coaching in inclusive and traditional sports by external coaches and internal facilitators.
We are located in Holywell, a beautiful market town and community in Flintshire, Wales.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Options Autism?
Life Assurance
~ Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
~“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
~100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
~ Critical illness cover
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.