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Job title Pastoral Support Manager Job reference 000012207 Date posted 26/05/2026 Application closing date 08/06/2026 Working Pattern Blank Salary FTE: Grade H SCP 26 – 29 £37,280 - £39,862. Actual: Grade H SCP 26 – 29 £32,207 - £34,437 Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type School Support Attachments Blank Job description
Location: Littleover Community School
Hours: 37 hours per week: Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm/ Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm
(half an hour unpaid lunch each day). 39 weeks a year, term-time, including inset days
Contract type: Temporary – Maternity cover
We are seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and suitably qualified individual to join the LCS team as a Pastoral Support Manager. As our Pastoral Support Manager, you will be at the heart of transforming lives, leading targeted support for students facing social, emotional, and behavioural challenges and helping them re-engage with learning. This is a pivotal role combining hands-on intervention, team leadership, and strong partnership working with staff, families, and external agencies. If you are passionate about inclusion, resilience, and unlocking every student’s potential, this is your opportunity to shape positive outcomes and drive lasting change across our school community.
As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement so that we can continue to evolve to match the changing needs of our students, parents and carers, staff and wider school community. Our governors and staff are fully committed to serving the needs of our school community in these challenging social times, including continuing to develop the very strong academic performance of our school. If you feel you could contribute to this vision, we would be very pleased to receive your application.
Littleover Community School is an 11-18 comprehensive, community school. We are a Local Authority maintained school and have a positive working relationship with Derby City Council.
For further details regarding this post, please see the attached Applicant Information Pack. Opportunities to visit the school and find out more about the role are warmly welcomed. Please contact Nicola Kelleher at n.kelleher@littleover.derby.sch.uk to arrange your visit.
Employment benefits
There are an extensive range of benefits that are available to you as an employee of Littleover Community School.
For your health and wellbeing there is access to a free on site gym and an employee assistance programme.
You will have access to the Derby City Council Rewards platform, which hosts a wide range of benefits such as the Cycle2Work scheme, benefits and offers at an extensive network of retailers, Tusker Car Lease Scheme and more!
These benefits run alongside others such as access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your role), free on-site car parking, free annual flu jab and a friendly, supportive working environment!
Completed application forms, with a supporting letter explaining why you feel you have the qualifications, experience and personal qualities required for this post, should be returned by email to jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk
Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.
The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 8 June 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
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