Deputy Pastoral Director

Posted on 21/07/2025

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25 Jul 2025
London
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£33,130 - £38,596 per year
Permanent
Full-Time
Education Support
Ark All Saints Academy
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Deputy Pastoral Director

About The Role
Location: Camberwell, South London

Salary: £33,130-£38,596 per annum (pro rata)

Contract type: Permanent (Annualised Contract)

Working pattern: Full-time (40hrs per week 41 weeks per year)

Start date: 1^st September 2025

Closing date: Friday 25^th July 2025 at Midnight

Interview Date: Interviews will be held on Monday 28^thJuly 2025.

We reserve the right to close the advert early

Be part of a school that the local community of Camberwell is proud of.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and inspiring Deputy Pastoral Director. You will work with families, parents and carers to enable young people to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning. As well as your key responsibilities, you’ll be an inspirational role model to our pupils and work with both staff and the wider school community to establish a supportive and nurturing environment in which children can progress.

Our ideal candidate will:
- Support the Pastoral Director in creating and embedding a culture that enables all scholars to maximise their achievements across the spectrum of school life.
- Monitor scholars’ academic progress and address the needs of scholars who require help to overcome their barriers to achievement, both inside and outside of school, through activities and strategies enabling them to reach their full potential.
- Liaise both internally and externally with agencies and individuals to support scholars’ progress.
- To work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the highest level of pastoral care is provided to every scholar and play an active role in resolving any issues of scholar welfare and support
If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact Laura-lee Pryce [email protected]
Benefits
- Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
- Twice as many training days as standard.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
- Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.
About Us
At Ark All Saints Academy, we relentlessly pursue academic excellence for all children. Our vision is for every child at our school fulfil their potential and be set up for success when they move on to sixth form and university. Our teaching and academic intervention groups are named after leading universities as a reminder to all of our aims.

Our values and ethos are based in Christian principles and whilst we welcome people of all faith and none, we expect all scholars to respect each other's faith.

Our staff team is deeply committed to the academy’s future, and looking to create a vision for success, a culture of academic achievement and a nurturing environment in which students can thrive. Our goals are:
- To grow in CONFIDENCE
- To live RESPONSIBLY
- To act with INTEGRITY
- To be SUCCESSFUL
Visit arkallsaintsacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.