Senior Leader for Pastoral Lead and Behaviour

The Grove School, part of the Search Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and young people. The successful applicant will therefore be required to complete checks in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education with regard to DBS and other pre- employment checks. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

Senior Leader for Pastoral and Behaviour 

Salary: Leadership Scale L6 at £55,175 to L10 at £60,701

Contract:  Full Time. We will consider part time

Location: Haringey 

Contract Term: 1 Year Cover 

Closing date: Monday 6th June 2022 at 9 a.m. 

Interviews: To be held week beginning 13th June 2022 or 20th June 2022 

We wish to appoint a Senior Leader for Pastoral and Behaviour with an outstanding track record who is ambitious and wants to work as part of the Senior leadership team. This is a one year covering post. 

The Grove School is a Special School in Haringey providing for youngsters between the ages of 5 and 19 on the autistic spectrum who are working within the semi-formal curriculum through to GCSE. The post holder will be joining the Senior Leadership Team as a senior leader for pastoral support working in partnership with the AHT to ensure the smooth running of each department within the school.  

If you relish in being able to make your mark with innovative and creative strategic thinking and you are excited about making a real difference, then this role will provide you with the scope to achieve this.

The post holder will be responsible for working alongside the wider SLT to ensure effective pastoral care and support is in place enabling pupils to access the curriculum and for staff to support them effectively. 

The successful candidate will have experience in working alongside young people with autism and understand the complexities in supporting their wellbeing, managing their emotions and addressing challenging behaviours. The post holder will lead on school wide training and be an ambassador for positive behaviour support, working in partnership with pupils, staff, external providers and families. 

The successful candidate will be required to:

● Have previous experience of middle leadership;

● Have previous experience of teaching in an Autism-specific environment;

● Work closely within the leadership team leading on areas across the school;

● Have a passion for Autism Education and the Inclusion Agenda;

● Lead on pastoral support and care within the school;

● Promote the school vision and ethos

● Have a commitment to an integrated, therapeutic approach and ethos; 

● Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change

● Demonstrate partnership working across the school, Trust and with external stakeholders

For further information please contact our school office on 020 3876 6555 or via our email at office@thegroveschool.co.uk Application packs can also be downloaded from the school website: www.thegroveschool.co.uk

Completed application forms with a covering letter, addressed to The Headteacher, Lucia Santi, should be completed as soon as possible via TES. Closing Date is on Monday 6th June 9am and interviews will take place week beginning Monday 13th or Monday 20th June

NB: Please note that CV's or incomplete application forms will not be considered. Only those that are shortlisted will be contacted by the school. Applications may be considered whilst the posts are being advertised. Search Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline. We advise early applications are submitted.