Pastoral Manager

We are looking for a Pastoral Manager to join our team at Harris Academy Greenwich.

At Harris Academy Greenwich, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our vibrant students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you.

Who are we?

Harris Academy Greenwich is a happy and successful inner-city London 11-18 school with a thriving 6th Form, and a brand new state-of-the-art building.  It is a school where we are as passionate about developing our staff as we are about developing our students.

The Harris Federation is a highly successful group of schools who serve many of the most deprived areas of London.  We are collaborative, enterprising and share a passion for turning lives around, yet each school is autonomous and free to set its own vision and strategy for how it does that. 

Each Harris school feels completely different in terms of culture and ethos.  Perhaps this is the school you’ve been looking for.

Our Mission

In this corner of South East London we have a clear mission: to run a great school which offers every child, regardless of circumstance, the chance to thrive both personally and academically.

We make no apology for believing a key part to a happy and fulfilled life is a great set of exam results. They are the currency which students require to progress to next stage of their education. No amount of celebrity disapproval or stories of success against the odds will convince us otherwise. Results matter to our community.

We know that academic progress is critical to our students enjoying lives of choice and opportunity but that they also need to develop the content of their character and have a range of rich experiences which they will never forget. We want to help students have warm hearts and cool heads so that they are ready for the challenges of adolescence and ultimately adulthood. In short, we want our students to live well.

Our students are very proud to be a part of our school community because they know that this is a place where they can Step into their Greatness.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Leadership Responsibilities

• To contribute to the whole School Improvement Plan in conjunction with the Key Stage Coordinator and Pastoral Lead (AP)
• To contribute to the development of effective monitoring and evaluation of pastoral systems and to support the School Self Evaluation Form (SEF)
• To contribute to and support the Key Stage Learning Co-ordinator in planning programmes of intervention for those students who show significant underachievement and barriers to learning.

Student management

• To participate in the development and implementation of strategies to maintain acceptable student behaviour.
• To be responsible for the management of student behaviour within the year group e.g. use of detentions, reports, telephone calls and letters home, meetings with parents, referral to seclusion unit, recommendation for exclusion to the Assistant Principal
• To develop and implement strategies to ensure that the year group attendance and punctuality is at or above the school target.
• To develop and manage systems for the monitoring and tracking of students out of lessons.
• To establish and manage a programme of enrichment activities for the Year group to enhance motivation and raise attainment.
• To motivate and reward student and work with teachers to ensure they continue to motivate as well as challenge students.
• To participate with the Key Stage Learning Coordinators in the planning and delivery of year group assemblies that promote learning and achievement as appropriate.
• To lead in the development of effective relationships with parents using a variety of communication systems e.g. meeting with parents, phone calls, letters and attending parent events.
• To establish and maintain effective administration systems both manual and electronic to ensure that every students information is up to date and accurate.

Student welfare

• To lead in the development of robust and effective student welfare strategies to ensure that students welfare is managed and monitored.
• To develop and implement effective strategies for conflict resolution for managing student and staff relationships
• To be responsible for implementation and monitoring of the schools policy on uniform within the year group, including disciplinary procedures and parental contact/meetings as required.
• To be responsible in the event of very serious incidents, for the collating of information required by the Key Stage Learning Co-ordinator or Senior Management for disciplinary action
• To establish and manage systems for the support and guidance of students during examinations, utilising all available stakeholders.
• To develop, build and maintain relationships with outside agencies who may become involved with individual students.
• To lead in student welfare meetings with external agencies or other school groups as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• A good standard of education
• Evidence of pastoral related training
• Evidence of recent relevant ICT training
• Current First Aid certification, or willingness to undergo training
• Current mini-bus licence or willingness to undergo training
• Experience of working with students from the 11-16 age range
• Experience of using ICT to monitor attendance and punctuality, or willingness to undergo training
• Experience of developing student autonomy through strategies such as peer mentoring
• Experience of using extra-curricular activities to enhance motivation and attainment
• Experience of raising levels of attendance and punctuality through rigorous monitoring, reporting and follow-up action
• Experience of using ICT for curriculum and administration purposes

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.