Y7 Pastoral Manager

Be part of something bold. Help build a school from the ground up.

Position: Year 7 Pastoral Manager

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only + INSET days (37 hours/week, Monday to Friday)

Pay Scale: Grade 8 £32, 597 - £35,412 per annum (£28,037 - £30,459 pro rata)

Start Date: June 2026

Lyde Green Community School opens in September 2026, and we’re looking for an exceptional colleague to lead pastoral care for our founding Year 7 cohort. In this role, you’ll build the systems, culture and relationships that ensure every child is known, safe and ready to learn from day one.

This is a rare opportunity to establish a high impact Year 7 pastoral model in a brand new school, with the freedom to innovate and the support of a forward thinking Trust.

What you’ll lead:

• A high quality, child centred pastoral strategy for the Year 7 cohort, aligned with our values

• A strong transition from primary, including induction days, settling in routines and early family engagement

• Attendance and punctuality systems, data tracking and targeted interventions

• A consistent, positive behaviour culture using restorative approaches and our Trust framework

• Day to day safeguarding triage, with timely logging/escalation via CPOMS and close work with the DSL

• SEMH support, mentoring and small group interventions to remove barriers to learning

• Coordination of the tutor programme (assemblies, tutor routines, PSHE/RSHE themes)

• Partnership working with families and external agencies to secure the right support at the right time

• Intelligent use of data (behaviour, attendance, progress) to evaluate impact and shape next steps

This role is for you if you:

• Want to help shape a school from the ground up

• Are passionate about inclusion, safeguarding and wellbeing, and relentless about high expectations

• Thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment and stay calm under pressure

• Are skilled in de escalation and restorative conversations, and great at building trust with pupils and families

In return, we offer:

• A once-in-a-career opportunity to shape the culture and systems of a new school

• A supportive, innovative Trust committed to professional growth

• A vibrant community and a values-led approach to education

Please see the Applicant Pack and Job Description for full details.

Application Deadline: 9am on 16th March 2026

Interviews: 26th March 2026

Our Philosophy as an employer

Our vision is for our schools to deliver exceptional education for children and young people, ensuring access to the highest standards of teaching, resources, and learning opportunities. We’re ambitious for our academies and excited by the chance for talented educators to make an impact and create a powerful legacy.

We seek applicants who align with our vision and bring the drive to deliver it. We support our schools with leadership, school improvement, legal, financial, administrative, admissions, marketing, premises, safeguarding and HR expertise.

We believe these roles are exciting and rewarding, supported by the expert Olympus team. We’re inspired by our academies’ journey and consider it a privilege to help shape 21st-century education. We welcome your ideas and aspirations and seek staff who will deliver exceptional education to our learners.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme

• Annual pay progression opportunities

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Corporate membership of Bristol Zoo/Wild Place at reduced rates

• Free onsite parking

• Coaching/Counselling services

• Termly and annual staff recognition and awards scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

The Olympus Academy Trust – Lyde Green Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants will undergo vetting processes appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure & Barring Service. We have robust safeguarding policies, and guidance for all our staff and volunteers to ensure we actively promote the welfare and safety of children and young people. As part of safer recruitment, we will conduct online searches during the recruitment process. Details of online accounts will be requested at the application stage.

We apply Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all stages of recruitment. We shortlist, interview and select without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. Applicants with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria will be shortlisted, and reasonable adjustments made. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.

We offer flexible working patterns where possible to support a work-life balance and welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time or job-share basis for all roles, including full-time positions. We are happy to discuss flexible working from day one.