Pastoral & Intervention Coordinator

New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust is a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of eight special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. Our settings support a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all.

Thomas Ashton School is entering an exciting new chapter, and we are seeking a practitioner with deep compassion, resilience and vision to help shape it. This is your opportunity to lead our wider pastoral team, coordinate intervention across the school, and contribute to a longterm legacy that will change lives for years to come.

The work will be challenging. Our children have complex needs, significant SEMH barriers, and often difficult histories of trauma.

But the relationships you build

The trust you earn

The breakthroughs you witness

They will be some of the most rewarding experiences of your career.

At the heart of everything we do is unconditional positive regard the belief that every child deserves consistency, dignity, safety and an adult who will stay with them, even on the hardest days.

Why This Is a Unique Opportunity?

As our Pastoral and Intervention Co-ordinator you will:

• Help shape and refine our spaces to create bespoke environments for meaningful intervention
• Design and manage a personalised intervention system that clearly demonstrates impact
• Coach, guide and model outstanding practice for colleagues
• Influence wholeschool strategy across a growing SEMH provision
• Build spaces and relationships where children feel safe, valued and believed in

This is not simply joining a school it is helping create the next chapter of a specialist SEMH provision within the highly respected New Bridge MAT.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking someone who:

• Believes deeply in the power of relationships
• Leads with warmth, consistency and unconditional positive regard
• Understands child development, attachment and SEMH
• Can stay calm while supporting pupils through dysregulation
• Wants to help shape a new provision at its very beginning
• Can upskill staff to deliver high quality provisions
• Has the resilience to persevere and the heart to connect

We can offer you

• A supportive and values-led culture
• Generous pension scheme
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
• Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF), with access to HSF Assist and Perk Box
• Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff
• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff

A Tough Role. A Transformative Reward. A Legacy to Build.

This is an emotionally demanding role, but it is also one of the most meaningful, purpose driven opportunities in education today.

You will see growth others thought impossible, help children rewrite their stories, and be part of something much bigger than a job.

Visit Us, Feel the Vision

We warmly encourage candidates to visit, walk the spaces, and feel the ethos for themselves.

For visits or further information, please contact: David Butterworth, Headteacher - David.butterworth@newbridgegroup.org

New Bridge MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be sought prior to interview.

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

For shortlisted candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Salary: NJC points 31-34, £41,771 - £45,091 FTE (pro-rata to hours/weeks worked)

Allowance: SEN allowance - £1,539 per annum

Hours of work: 36 hours 40 minutes per week

Based: Thomas Ashton School (Lower) Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, M34 5SF

Status: Permanent

Commencing: ASAP

Closing Date: Tuesday 10^th March 2026 at 12pm

Shortlisting: Tuesday 10^th March 2026

Interviews: Thursday 12^th March 2026

For visits or further information: David Butterworth, Headteacher David.butterworth@newbridgegroup.org

Completed application forms via email to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org