Pastoral Lead (SEND Focus) February 2027 About Us: South Lincolnshire Academies Trust has over 550 teaching and support staff working in the four schools (Bourne Academy, Spalding Academy, Giles Academy and Cowley Academy) that make up our highly successful Trust. South Lincolnshire Academies Trust is seeking to appoint exceptional Pastoral Leads (SEND Focus) to provide highly effective, relational, day‑to‑day pastoral support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with a position available at Cowley Academy. This is a non‑teaching role, working closely with the SEN Manager and Pastoral teams to ensure students with additional needs are safe, supported, included and able to thrive both academically and socially. Working as an integral part of the Pastoral team, the role will include: * Providing targeted pastoral support to students with SEND, including those with EHCPs and those receiving SEN Support; * Coordinating and delivering early help, mentoring and intervention strategies such as emotional regulation, anxiety support and social communication support. * Liaising with parents/cares and external professional to help coordinate multi agency support; * Support attendance, punctuality, engagement and reintegration following absence, suspension, or placement changes. The successful candidate will: * Be calm, resilient and solution- focused; * Have significant experience supporting young people, ideally within a secondary school or comparable setting; * Have a strong understanding of SEND, child development and barriers to learning; * Be a confident communicator, able to work with students, families and outside agencies professionally and sensitively; The Trust offers exceptionally pleasant working environments. Our school sites offer a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”. All post holders are subject to satisfactory clearances prior to taking up an offer of employment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Closing date for applications is 8am Monday 9th November 2026. We reserve the right to invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date. If this sounds like you, please hit apply now! Reference: AGS710 Vacancy: Pastoral Lead (SEND Focus) Location: Donington Salary: GLEA Grade 6, £27,337 to £30,199 per annum Hours: 37 hours a week, 40 weeks per year Smart Hire are advertising on behalf of South Lincolnshire Academies Trust