Pastoral and Safeguarding Lead (Specialist)

Job Title:  Pastoral and Safeguarding Lead (Specialist) 

Actual Annual Salary: £31,713 - £35,072 based on 37 hours per week, Term Time Only plus INSET days 

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £37,035 - £40,958 (CLF Grade E) based on 37 hours per week all year round 

Contract Type:  Permanent 

Hours:  Full time, 37 hours per week 

Provisional Start Date: 19 October 2026 

Would you like to make a meaningful impact by supporting staff, children and families through compassionate, solution-focused guidance that strengthens relationships and unlocks potential? 

The Nest at Snowdon Village is seeking an experienced, compassionate and highly motivated Pastoral and Safeguarding Lead to play a pivotal role in supporting our most vulnerable pupils and their families. 

The successful candidate will provide high quality, impartial and solution-focused pastoral support, helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential academically, socially and emotionally. They will work closely with families, staff and external agencies to strengthen relationships, improve engagement and coordinate effective support for pupils with additional social, emotional and mental health needs. 

The postholder will also have a leading role in safeguarding and child protection across the provision, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, promoting a strong safeguarding culture and acting as a key source of advice and support for staff and families. 

This role requires someone who is passionate about supporting vulnerable children and young people, skilled in building trusting relationships and confident in working with pupils who may present with complex needs or challenging behaviours. 

About you: 

You will be: 

• Passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. 
• Experienced in providing pastoral, family support or safeguarding services within education, social care, youth work or a related field. 
• Confident working with pupils experiencing social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, behavioural difficulties or other complex barriers to learning.  
• Skilled in building positive relationships with children, families, staff and external agencies. 
• Able to communicate effectively and professionally in challenging or sensitive situations.  
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding, child protection and relevant statutory guidance.  

You will also have: 

• Experience of working directly with families and delivering family-centred support. 
• Experience of attending or leading multi-agency meetings such as Team Around the Child (TAF), Child in Need (CIN) or Child Protection meetings. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Good literacy and numeracy skills. 
• An appropriate Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience. 
• A full clean driving licence or the ability to travel for home visits, meetings and training. 

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application. 

About Snowdon Village - The Nest

The Nest is a nurture-based re-engagement provision for primary-aged pupils (4–11) who are experiencing difficulties in mainstream school due to social, emotional and mental health needs. It also supports children who may have experienced trauma, instability in their home environment, or other challenges that impact their ability to access learning. 

As an early intervention provision, The Nest offers bespoke, time-limited support focused on rebuilding emotional resilience, developing positive learning behaviours and preparing pupils for a successful return to mainstream education. 

At The Nest, nurture sits at the heart of everything we do. Staff work collaboratively to create a differentiated and aspirational curriculum that challenges and engages every learner. We recognise that academic progress follows when children feel safe, valued and understood, and we prioritise building trusting relationships that enable pupils to thrive. 

Our curriculum ensures that pupils continue to access the same key skills, knowledge and concepts as their peers in mainstream education, delivered through carefully scaffolded, structured and supportive approaches. We believe an excellent primary curriculum is accessible to all learners, built from individual starting points, focused on developing confidence and self-efficacy, and designed to empower every child to succeed. 

About Snowdon Village Academy: 

Snowdon Village is a multi-site, cross-phase alternative provision that sits within the heart of the CLF. The Snowdon Village sites include The Nest, Engage, Bristol Futures Academy and City School. 

Our primary aim is to meet the needs of children and young adults who have social, emotional and mental health issues by offering a suite of alternatives to mainstream school. Members of Snowdon Village may engage with the provision in a variety of ways, from long-term residential care to short-term, part-time alternatives which complement their existing school experience. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.  

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. 

Why work at CLF?   

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.   

What we can offer you:   

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).  
• Generous annual leave.  
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.  
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.  
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.  
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.  
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!  

Recruitment timeline:   

Closing Date: 02 September 2026 

Shortlisting Date: 03 September 2026 

Interviews: 16 September 2026 

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.  

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.   

Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.  

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.