Head of Pastoral Care
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme
- £37,658 - £42,150 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- 37 hours per week, Term Time Only + 10 Days
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Negotiable
- Apply by:
- 16 June 2023
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Pastoral Care to join Laurus Cheadle Hulme, a highly ambitious and growing school.
We require an experienced individual to lead our fantastic Pastoral Team, to manage the student’s achievement, attendance and progress and provide support with behavioural issues, intervention and child protection matters.
This position is contracted on a Term Time Only basis. This means you will mainly work when the school is open to students and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of 37 out of 52 weeks.
We are happy for the right applicant to join us in July subject to all safer recruitment checks, alternatively a September start date could be agreed.
About Us
Laurus Cheadle Hulme is a non-selective, non-denominational free school which opened in September 2018. We work hard to ensure that every member of our school community has access to a rich and diverse range of opportunities. Our students are housed in a purpose-built building with access to state-of-the-art facilities and overlooking Bruntwood Park, with our Year 11 students progressing to Sixth Forms in the Laurus Trust.
Job Purpose (For further details on the role, please see the Job Description attached below)
- Manage students in all year groups including pastoral support, achievement, attendance, attainment/progress, behavioural issues and intervention and child protection matters
- Organise and manage Team Around the School across all year groups
- Undertake personnel management duties including instructing and training of the Pastoral Team
- Establish positive relationships with parents, staff and outside agencies in line with the schools’ vision and values
At the Laurus Trust, it is not just about what we do but also about how we do it. We are seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate our core behaviours which set out the expectations we have of our staff.
Key Skills & Experience
- Sound educational background including GCSE’s in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent
- Evidence of work with children/young people and involvement with parents
- Sound understanding of the Team around the Child process and Early Health Assessments
- Experience of working in a school environment would be desirable
About the Laurus Trust
The Laurus Trust is a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England, with Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), the founder school, at its centre. Our vision is for everyone regardless of background or circumstance to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.
All our Laurus Schools are hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. In the recent Staff Engagement Survey, over 95% of our employees stated that they would recommend working for Laurus Trust to their friends.
To see more about what the Trust offer, including our wide range of employee benefits and access to further professional learning, visit our Careers page.
Applying for this role
Please note, an application form must be completed as CV’s will not be accepted. To complete an application form, click ‘Quick Apply’.
Should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 549 7000 or via e-mail at recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
Closing Date: Friday 16th June 2023 at 9am
Interview Date: Tuesday 20th June
The Laurus Trust and its affiliated schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including online checks and the disclosure of criminal records. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Attached documents
About Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Laurus Cheadle Hulme (LCH) is a non-selective, non-denominational Free School. It opened in September 2018. We currently have a total of 1071 students on roll.
Cheadle Hulme is a pleasant residential suburb on the edge of the Borough of Stockport, eleven miles south of the centre of Manchester. The location enjoys the advantages of proximity to the open countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District and the cultural and sporting activities of a major city.
Our students are housed in a purpose-built building with access to state-of-the-art facilities and overlooking Bruntwood Park, with our Year 11 students progressing to Sixth Forms in the Laurus Trust. We share the same site as Cheadle Hulme Primary School.
In 2023 Laurus Cheadle Hulme achieved an outstanding set of GCSE results with over 70% of students achieving at least a grade 4 standard pass and 61% a strong pass in English and Maths. Our Year 9 students also received phenomenal results in GCSE Spanish. 89% of our Year 9s achieved the gold standard of a grade 5 or better, 79% of students achieved at least a grade 6 or above and 42% of students achieved at least a grade 7 or above. These results far outstrip national Year 11 figures.
The school is run by the Laurus Trust and replicates the outstanding education offered by the Trust’s founder school, Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), based in Stockport. CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed school and has been named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times, ranking as the 15th non-denominational comprehensive school in Manchester and the North West in the annual Parent Power Survey for 2022.
To view the School's Prospectus, please click here: Admissions - Laurus Cheadle Hulme
About the Laurus Trust
The Laurus Trust is a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England, with Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), the founder school, at its centre. Our vision is for everyone regardless of background or circumstance to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.
All our Laurus Schools are hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. It’s important to us as an employer that our staff feel that we care about them at work. 97% agree that we do!
At the Laurus Trust, it is not just about what we do but also about how we do it. We are seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate our core behaviours which set out the expectations we have of our staff.
The Laurus Trust is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of individual background or circumstance.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants, that meet the minimum criteria for a role, will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents and abilities.
The Laurus Trust and its affiliated schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including online checks and the disclosure of criminal records. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
To view our Safeguarding Policy, please click here.
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