Pastoral/Inclusion Officer

Avanti Fields School is a new all-through school which welcomed the first intake of Year 7 students in September 2018. The school is rapidly expanding and will grow year by year to a full cohort of 1,320. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues its journey to outstanding. 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a self-motivated, enthusiastic and organised Pastoral/ Inclusion Officer to join our supportive and hardworking Team at Avanti Fields. 

You will have a proven track record of employing strategies that engage and motivate learners with a diverse range of needs. You will be pro-active in monitoring achievement and progression and be skilled in implementing disciplinary sanctions where necessary. You will have a good understanding of pastoral needs and contribute to the college’s ethos of high expectations. You will support learners in developing their life skills, study skills, organisation and approach to learning. You will be required to help to design, implement and quality assure a robust and meaningful tutorial programme that addresses key aspects of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework. As a pastoral leader you will work alongside curriculum teams to break down barriers and ensure that all learners are able to achieve successful outcomes both academically and socially. You will have the skills to deliver exemplary, high quality group and one to one meetings which ensure the achievement and progress of every learner. Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding is essential. A Pastoral Leader should be an outstanding classroom practitioner and relevant experience in delivering tutorials would also be an advantage.

This is a key role supporting student development and progress. You will work closely with the Head of Years’, SLT and the Attendance and Admissions Officer to monitor and support all aspects of students’ wellbeing and attendance.

You should be able to demonstrate excellent skills when working with individual students; you will play a key role in meeting their pastoral needs and will need to be able to develop relationships easily with students of all backgrounds and experiences. 

You will have excellent communication skills, good time management, and the ability to multitask and be able to work to tight deadlines. Strong IT skills specifically in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) are essential and experience of Arbor would be a definite advantage although not essential.

Avanti Fields is a Hindu-designated faith school, part of the growing family of Avanti schools. However, staff and students at Avanti Fields School do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none; they will, however, be expected to be in full sympathy with the unique ethos and vision of the school.

The staff team is passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students. This is a unique opportunity to help develop a new and innovative school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence

• Character formation

• Spiritual insight

As a genuine all-through school, we are in the position to make a long term, lasting and positive impact on our students’ lives.  The behaviour of learners in our schools is excellent and our parents, carers and students are highly aspirational.

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our students to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through coaching and time allocated to professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.  We are looking for an innovative and strategic thinker with vision and ideas lead by example and act as a strong role model to students. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and energetic team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. 

We welcome applications from all ages, gender, background and from candidates with disabilities. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

If you have any questions about the post or would like an initial confidential discussion (not part of the assessment process) prior to an application, please email Manisha Wadhwana manisha.wadhwana@avanti.org.uk. 

The deadline for applications is 12 noon, Monday 5th July 2021

Interviews will take place on 8th July 2021.