Pastoral Manager
Ark Castledown Primary Academy
Hastings, East Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 4 December 2017
Job overview
Ark Hastings Primary Academies - Ark Blacklands, Ark Castledown and Ark Little Ridge - are popular schools in the heart of Hastings. As part of the Ark schools network we are committed to making sure that every child has access to a great education and real choices in life. We know that great schools need great staff, which is why we offer you the very best training and support at every stage of your career.
We are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Manager. This is a permanent position for 36 hours per week, term time only. The appointed candidate will work as a senior member of the Inclusion Team under the guidance of the SENCo to support managing and co-ordinating our Pastoral work and provision at Ark Castledown. If successful, you will be supporting with the leadership of behaviour management across the school, preparing, implementing and delivering inclusion strategies for our more vulnerable pupils, as well as supporting with SEND reviews, parental engagement activities and child protection matters across the school.
Full training will be offered to the right candidate, including training in child protection.
The successful candidate will have:
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experience of working in schools and/or children services
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a good working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
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experience as a strong practitioner in supporting behaviour management
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a passion for the development and achievements of children
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a strong professional and working ethic and be adaptable to change
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practical knowledge and experience of safeguarding work
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commitment to the inclusion of all pupils
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experience of setting up parental engagement activities
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experience of coordination of multi-agency strategies
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a successful track record of leadership and management of a team
We can offer you:
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A supportive Inclusion Team consisting of our Regional Inclusion Lead, a full time SENCo, an Inclusion, Attendance & Admissions Clerk and an Alternative Provision Team
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The opportunity to work closely as part of an Ark Hastings Hub
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Excellent leadership and line management
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Exciting opportunities for high class personal development
If you have a passion for education and working with vulnerable pupils, we can offer you both support and challenge to develop further as a school practitioner.
By joining the Ark schools network you will gain access to an exclusive range of benefits including comprehensive CPD, training and best-practice sharing opportunities, reduced gym membership, large retail discounts as well as the unique opportunity to apply for international exchanges and other scholarship prospects.
Interested in this exciting opportunity? If you have any questions and would like to arrange a visit please contact our SENCo Mrs Frances Nicholls on 01424 444046, or email office@arkcastledown.org to arrange a visit to the school.
To apply please go to http://arkcastledown.org/vacancies.
The closing date for applications is 11 am on 4th December 2017.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 7th December.
If you have any technical queries relating to your application, please contact the recruitment team on 0203 116 6345 or at recruitment@arkonline.org.
Term time only
Closing date: 11 am on Monday 4th December 2017
Interviews: Thursday 7th December 2017
Ark Hastings Primary Academies are committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
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About Ark Castledown Primary Academy
Ark Castledown Primary Academy is a community primary school serving the children of Hastings. It is a 2-form entry school, with 60 pupils in each year group, from Nursery to Year 6.
Ark Castledown Academy has recently joined the Ark network of schools and works closely with successful local primary schools Ark Blacklands Primary Academy and Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, under a shared Regional Director with added opportunities of sharing best practice and professional development across the Ark network.
Our vision for our pupils is clear: we are working so that every child who attends Ark Castledown will be academically and socially equipped for success at secondary school - and beyond that - to go on to university or the career of their choice.
Our staff makes a tremendous effort to get to know each and every pupil individually, in order to provide the very best care they can for them.
At Ark Castledown Primary Academy we have high expectations for all our pupils. We are dedicated to doing whatever it takes to ensure that all of our pupils succeed.
Curriculum
Our curriculum places an emphasis and clear focus on English and mathematics. Skills learnt in these subjects provide the foundations for all learning. There are also many other opportunities for students to explore and develop their other skills and talents. Our curriculum includes a broad range of enrichment activities such as humanities, music, PE, the arts and more.
The Ark network
Ark Castledown Primary Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.
Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/
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