Pastoral Leader

We are looking for a Pastoral Leader to support staff and students at Harris Academy Beckenham, promoting a safe environment with excellent levels of behaviour so everyone is entitled to learn. To overcome barriers to learning using a range of techniques, including pupil counselling, focusing on the academic, social and emotional well-being of the pupils.

About Us

Our vision is to transform educational standards by delivering an intellectually stimulating and diverse education enabling students to flourish and grow into responsible and active citizens.

The HABE Way' embodies our core values of ‘Resilience, Resourcefulness, Reciprocity and Reflectiveness' creating a culture of excellence and ambition.

Resilience

Students demonstrate perseverance when learning tasks are challenging by applying a systematic and logical approach to completing tasks to overcome barriers enabling deep learning to occur.

Reflectiveness

Students plan in a precise and methodical way to improve learning outcomes and are able to revise plans as appropriate to maximize success. Students demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to reach and surpass new challenges.

Resourcefulness

Resourceful students exploit the widest range of stimuli to aid learning and learning outcomes. Students are able to use analytical, disciplined and inventive thinking allowing them to take risks and experiment with their learning.

Reciprocity

Reciprocity involves developing the skills required to be an effective and efficient collaborative learner, demonstrating leadership, empathy, enquiry and partnership skills to produce the best possible learning outcomes.

“We strive for greatness in everything we set our minds to. We endeavour to do our very best and excel in all aspects of Academy life.”

Students and staff are proud of themselves, their peers and the Academy community and feel a sense of togetherness and belonging.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets.
• To participate in Employee Development schemes and Performance Management and contribute to the identification of own team development needs.
• To assist in contributing to the development of the School Behaviour Policy.
• To assist in monitoring the academic, social and emotional well being of pupils within a year group.
• To liaise with parents and outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate.
• Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the School policy.
• Promote positive value, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing with conflicts and incidents.
• Manage pupils who are showing socially unacceptable or challenging behaviour under the direction of guidelines in operation at the school.
• Establishing productive working relationships with pupils using methods to encourage pupil engagement and participation in activities.
• Maintain daily contact with assigned pupils to support, assist and enable them to meet the targets set and develop the attitude and skills to meet targets with less support.
• Work in partnership with other practitioners to deliver effective interventions and support for children and families..

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications

• Good level of education
• Good communication skills verbal and non-verbal
• Keeping a clean, tidy, well ordered environment

Experience

• Working in a busy school environment
• Working within a team
• Working with children and young adults
• Managing conflict

Personal Qualities

• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice
• Understanding of principles of good student attendance and punctuality
• Ability to plan effective actions for students with poor attendance
• Effective use of ICT to secure good attendance
• Understanding of a range of welfare issues that may be effecting students and their families.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills to be able to relate well to a wide range of people
• Work constructively as part of a team whilst being able to demonstrate initiative
• Good communication skills
• Have commitment to own personal and professional development
• Commitment to equality and diversity
• Empathy with the aims and objectives of the Harris Federation

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

Professional Development & 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.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for non term-time only employees, 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.