Pastoral Worker

Are you passionate about supporting young people who need guidance, structure, and encouragement to thrive?

We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and resilient Pastoral Worker to join a supportive Alternative Provision setting in Chapel-en-le-Frith. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of students who require additional emotional and behavioural support.

The Role

As a Pastoral Worker, you will play a key role in supporting students both inside and outside the classroom. You will help promote positive behaviour, emotional wellbeing, engagement in learning, and personal development.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building positive and trusting relationships with students
• Supporting pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs
• Managing behaviour in a calm and consistent manner
• Providing mentoring and pastoral support on a 1:1 and small group basis
• Working closely with teachers, safeguarding leads, and external agencies
• Encouraging attendance, engagement, and confidence

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about supporting vulnerable young people
• Calm, resilient, and adaptable
• Experienced in pastoral, youth work, behaviour support, mentoring, or education settings
• Able to build strong professional relationships
• Confident managing challenging behaviour positively

Experience within Alternative Provision, SEMH, youth work, care, or mentoring is highly desirable, but transferable experience will also be considered.

What Tradewind Offers

• Competitive daily rates
• Ongoing CPD and training opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support
• Opportunity to secure a permanent position
• A rewarding role where no two days are the same