Pastoral Manager - Behaviour

Grade 5 Pts 15-20 £25,878 to £28,371 pro rata (£22,133 to £24,266 actual)

37 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year) permanent contract

Required to start ASAP 

We have an exciting opportunity for a strongly-motivated person with experience of working with a broad spectrum of young people to play an important, varied role in this successful and ambitious School. 

You will take a lead role in the development and management of student behaviour strategies and will support them to overcome barriers to learning thereby enabling them to achieve their full learning and social skills potential, particularly with students requiring extra and extended support. 

You will be involved in:

• organising the daily routines of students, ensuring their readiness to learn
• promoting excellent attendance
• liaising with parents, teaching and other support staff and external agencies
• supervising students around School
• encouraging full participation in School life and extending opportunities for students
• ensuring the highest standards of behaviour at all times
• providing targeted support to individuals or groups

You will be an important person in the lives of our students and command their respect. You will know how to be very firm when required and fair at all times. You will want them all to succeed. 

The applicant should:

·     enjoy working with a wide range of young people and adults in a busy learning environment

·     have excellent organisational skills and be reliable, efficient, flexible and adaptable

·     have strong literacy, numeracy and ICT skills

·     have knowledge and understanding of young people from varied backgrounds and communities

·     have relevant experience of successfully supporting the learning of young people

·     want to make a real contribution to the life of this School

·     be educated to at least Level 3 (A Level/NVQ 3 or equivalent) qualifications or experience 

Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the whole suite of Microsoft Office software and be comfortable using Word and Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and whilst familiarity with this piece of software is not essential the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use this central source of management information on a daily basis. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS. 

Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here. 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed.

Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA application form will be accepted.

CVs will not be considered

For further details please contact Tom Hall at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/vacancies                                              

Closing date: Tuesday 7th February 2023 – 12noon

Interview date: Tuesday 21st February 2023