Overview
Job Title: Pastoral manager
Responsible to: Head Teacher
Core purpose of the pastoral manager role:
- To be a member of Wisbech School Leadership team and support staff who are responsible for students’ learning, welfare and good conduct
- To focus on the prevention of exclusions and support those excluded or at risk of exclusion across the key stages
- To promote and support the ethos of the school as a learning and caring community
- To support all staff with any incident or report follow ups
- To work independently and creatively, as well as alongside colleagues.
- To create and maintain effective, positive and proactive working relationships amongst staff groups, within Education, Students, Parents/Carers, External Stakeholders, and Professional practitioners.
General Leadership Team Responsibilities:
- To assist strategic/operational planning which supports the School Development Plan, Self-Evaluation Plan and the vision of the school.
- To be available to respond to unplanned situations which arise in the daily running of the school
- To model and lead in the maintenance of good student behaviour and to support staff, especially in dealing with sudden situations and emergencies.
- To attend meetings of the Leadership Team and other school management meetings.
- To foster and support activities in the interest of the school
- Develop a school ethos which enables everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes.
- Prepare with others an annual staffing review.
Key responsibilities:
- Support for Students
- Provide pastoral support to students.
- To establish constructive working relationships with students.
- To provide support for distressed students, and record any relevant information.
- To liaise with staff and provide the necessary information for a speedy induction of new students and the integration of those who have been absent.
- To provide support, both academic and behavioural, for students.
- To support students and other staff in the completion and improvement of their learning.
- Support for the Teacher
- To liaise with previous schools and other relevant bodies to gather student information to assist with admission.
- To support the school’s Behaviour Policy including the school’s appearance/uniform policy and reward systems to establish a clear framework for positive behaviour.
- To establish constructive relationships with parents/care providers, exchanging information and supporting home/care home to school links.
- To work in conjunction with Site Lead when supervising students on outreach – providing reports/feedback on the progress and behaviour of students, and mentoring when appropriate.
- Support for the School
- To be aware of, and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- To be aware of and support difference and diversity and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and to develop.
- To establish constructive relationships and communication with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with teaching staff, to support achievement and attainment of students.
- To participate in appropriate meetings with colleagues and parents.
- To participate in training and other learning activities as required.
- To provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate.
- To undertake planned supervision of students’ out of hours learning activities as required.
- To supervise students on visits, trips and out of hours activities as required.
- To support pupils on outreach or during times outside of the classroom.
- To conduct supportive home visits and welfare checks.
- To participate in performance management arrangements.
- General duties
- To take responsibility for maintaining your own continual professional development.
- To attend and take an active part in full staff meetings.
- To participate in appropriate meetings with colleagues and parents relative to the above duties.
- To ensure strict adherence to the Group's policy on Child/Adult Protection by all staff and act as one of the establishment's 'Designated Safeguarding Person's’ in child/adult protection matters.
- To ensure
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