Senior Pastoral Worker; Intervention Lead - Magna Academy

Senior Pastoral Worker (Intervention Lead)

Commencing 1st September 2026 or ASAP; 37 hours per week; term time only plus INSET days; permanent contract.

Salary:
Grade H (24‑27) £35,412–£38,220 (actual salary £30,324–£32,729).

As a Senior Pastoral Worker at Magna Academy, you will design, deliver and track targeted support across the academy, ensuring students overcome barriers to learning and maximise their education. You will work closely with families, staff and external partners to address social, emotional and mental‑health needs, enabling students to access the curriculum and achieve their full potential.

• Identify students’ social, emotional and mental‑health needs through assessment and observation.
• Collaborate with families, academy staff and external partners to design and implement tailored interventions.
• Provide targeted pastoral and teaching assistant support, emotional literacy support, one‑to‑one counselling and nurture groups.
• Facilitate social, emotional and mental‑health interventions and bespoke programmes to drive student progress.
• Track and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, adjusting approaches as required.

• Excellent communication and strong motivational skills.
• Ability to build robust, trusting relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
• Proven passion for improving educational and emotional outcomes for young people.
• Resilient, calm and solution‑focused approach to challenging situations.
• Experience working with diverse groups of pupils and supporting individual learning needs.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and will guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as ‘any physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long‑term effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.’

Applicants to the Aspirations Academies Trust (AAT) must submit an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate before appointment. Applicants are required to disclose any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not protected under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.