Pastoral Practitioner, Cheshire East

Job Description

Cheshire East – Primary & Specialist Schools

On behalf of New Directions Education

Pay: £88 – £100 per day
Location: Cheshire East | Cheshire East | Cheshire East
Contract: Ad hoc / Flexible supply

This is not just a job…

This is a chance to change a child’s life.

New Directions Education is working in partnership with schools across Cheshire East to recruit a compassionate, resilient, and inspiring professional to join their pastoral teams.

In this role, you will be the calm in the storm for pupils who struggle to regulate emotions, trust adults, or access learning. You will look beyond behaviour to understand the child underneath, building meaningful connections that help students feel safe, valued, and ready to learn.

You will work closely with children who need extra emotional and behavioural support, helping them develop confidence, emotional intelligence, and coping strategies. Through your care, consistency, and patience, you will help young people rediscover their strengths and believe in themselves again.

This is more than a position — it’s an opportunity to make a real difference as a Pastoral Practitioner across primary and specialist schools in Cheshire East.

What You Will Do

• Build strong, trusting relationships with pupils
• Look beyond behaviour to understand the emotions driving it
• Support children when they feel overwhelmed, anxious, or dysregulated
• Develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and self-confidence
• Provide 1:1 and small group pastoral interventions
• Help pupils re-engage with learning
• Support children with SEND, SEMH, trauma, anxiety, and social needs
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, and safeguarding teams
• Create safe, calm, and nurturing spaces
• Be a consistent, positive adult in a child’s life

Who We’re Looking For

You are: – Empathetic, calm, and resilient
– Confident building rapport quickly with children
– Able to stay regulated when students are not
– Passionate about making a difference
– Flexible and reliable

Essential: Experience working with children or young people
Desirable: SEND, SEMH, trauma-informed or pastoral experience

What You Get

• £88 – £100 per day
• Flexible ad hoc work
• Opportunities across primary & specialist schools
• Ongoing consultant support
• A role that truly changes lives

 How to Apply

To apply for this position, please click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your up-to-date CV.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact our Cheshire office in Nantwich.
Your New Directions consultant will support you through every step of the process.

Successful applicants will be invited to interview (online or face-to-face) and must complete relevant safeguarding checks.

New Directions requires: – Two years of references
– A full application form
– An enhanced DBS check

 Be the adult they remember. Apply today and make a real difference as a Pastoral Practitioner in Cheshire East.

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.