Teaching Personnel is now recruiting for a Pastoral Leader in SW19. This role could be your next career opportunity.
Temp to Perm Full Time, 40 weeks per year - Part time hours can be considered
If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.
About the role
As one of the school's Pastoral Leaders, you will join our large pastoral team. For a full insight about the role please view the job description.
- Supporting all students in a year group with behaviour and pastoral support
- Working with students, staff and families to enable students to flourish in school life
- Be on duty each morning, from 8am to 8-30am, at Key Stage entrances to supervise student entry and deal with any issues (for example, uniform, appearance, other problems or concerns).
- Follow up on attendance concerns with students and parents to promote regular and punctual attendance in accordance with the attendance policy.
- Liaise with the attendance team, to check on whether students are present or not in the morning.
- Update Bromcom records and administrative systems
- Contribute to and check student profile reports (especially behaviour and intervention logging on Bromcom) and their use in pastoral matters.
- Arrange and service meetings with parents and other agencies as and when appropriate.
- To support the safeguarding, attendance and welfare officers in their roles
- Within normal working hours carry out any other reasonable requests of the SLT member in charge,
- To undertake any appropriate duty as requested by SLT which supports the overall aims and objectives of the academy improvement plan
- To apply agreed policies and processes around behaviour consistently, fairly and accurately - e.g. the incremental pastoral response processes.
- To provide appropriate support and be involved in transition processes - as and when required providing cover is commensurate with grade.
About our Academy
This Secondary school ensures that all colleagues are able to draw on the sources of scholarly authority and reservoir of thought and practice that have been developed within their specialist areas.
This involves engagement for colleagues with their wider education community through CPD.
Benefits of working with Teaching Personnel
- Flexible working arrangements - choose your own availability.
- Access to a range of short-term and long-term teaching opportunities.
- Competitive pay rates.
- Continuous professional development (CPD) and career progression support.
- A supportive and dedicated team to help you find placements that suit your needs.
Who we are looking for:
- Educated to a minimum of GCSE Level or equivalent
- Qualifications with specific relevance to the role is desirable
- Experience with working with children is essential
- Ability to provide clear advice and information to parents/carers, teaching staff and other officers and professionals on matters relating to academy attendance, exclusions, pastoral support programmes and the education welfare service.
- Ability to relate sensitively to students with complex problems and to contribute to a team approach to ensure that students' needs are considered.
- Understanding of need for confidentiality and legal frameworks governing data
- Knowledge and understanding of keeping children safe in education
- At least two years' experience in working with people in an educational, training or social work setting and providing support for their learning, achievement and well being
- A strong track record and evidence of continuous professional and personal development
- A recognised Social Care Qualification or equivalent experience would be desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with students, colleagues, clients and academy staff at an appropriate level.
About The Trust the Secondary school is involved in:
The mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education. Broadening the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities.?
Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ's on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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