Job Description

Pastoral Mentor / Behaviour Lead (Youth Work Background)

Blackpool Secondary School | Long-Term Contract | Full-Time (5 Days a Week)

Start Date: Monday 3rd November 2025 | End Date: July 2026

Are you a highly skilled Youth Worker, Pastoral Lead, or experienced professional from a similar discipline (e.g., prison service, social services, alternative provision) with exceptional behaviour management expertise?

A proactive secondary school in Blackpool is seeking a dedicated individual to manage and support classes of up to 30 students, particularly focusing on those with behavioural or engagement challenges. This vital, non-teaching role requires a calm, authoritative presence to maintain a positive learning environment.

The Role: Class Management & Behaviour Support

This is a key pastoral and behavioural role designed for someone who can command respect and manage large groups effectively, ensuring student safety and focus are maintained.

  • Class Supervision: Proactively manage and supervise classes of up to 30 students when the usual teacher is absent (e.g., PPA cover, short-term sickness). You will primarily deliver pre-prepared work, maintaining high standards of behaviour and productivity.

  • Behaviour Intervention: Lead on immediate in-class and withdrawal behaviour support, using your expertise to de-escalate incidents and re-engage learners.

  • Pastoral Mentoring: Provide informal mentoring and guidance to students identified as vulnerable or at risk of exclusion, drawing on your background in youth work or similar fields.

  • Safety & Compliance: Ensure all students adhere to school safety and behaviour policies, acting as a consistent and firm role model.

  • Reporting: Liaise with the Head of Year, SENCO, and teaching staff to feedback on class dynamics, individual student behaviour, and potential safeguarding concerns.

Essential Requirements

  • Significant experience in Youth Work, Counselling, Prison Service, Alternative Provision, Pastoral Support, or a similar field that involves the effective management and mentorship of groups of young people (aged 11-16).

  • Proven ability to manage the behaviour of large groups (up to 30) successfully in challenging environments.

  • Exceptional resilience, a non-judgemental approach, and excellent communication skills to build rapport with complex teenagers.

  • A firm commitment to the entire contract duration: November 2025 - July 2026.

  • A relevant qualification (e.g., Youth Work Degree, NVQ Level 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning, or equivalent professional certification).

The Contract

  • Contract Type: Full-Time, Long-Term Contract.

  • Hours: 5 days a week, term-time only (core school hours).

  • Start Date: Monday 3rd November 2025.

  • End Date: July 2026.

  • Location: Blackpool Secondary School.

If you have the unique skills and authority to inspire positive change and manage a classroom, we want to hear from you.

To apply, please submit your CV and a brief covering letter detailing your experience managing large groups or classes to rachael.boaler@twrecruitment.com or click apply.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Pastoral Mentor / Youth Worker role in a Blackpool Secondary School. Full-time contract (Nov 2025-Jul 2026). Must manage classes of 30. Behaviour experience essential. #BlackpoolSchoolJobs