Pastoral Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and committed individual to join our Pastoral Team.  The successful candidate will lead key aspects of pastoral work to secure the highest standard of pastoral care and the best possible outcomes for students, in terms of their achievement, well-being and safety. 

To support the smooth running of the school on a daily basis by providing high quality pastoral care, challenge and support to individual students whilst ensuring the highest standards and highly effective attitudes to learning.  

In collaboration with the Head of House, work with Form Tutors, the Wider Pastoral Team, families and agencies to support and ensure the needs of the students are met and that they can both engage with and succeed in the curriculum and in school, equipping them to go on achieve their ambitions.

Pastoral care:

• Liaising with the appropriate Head of House to provide information to enable effective intervention strategies to be implemented, and to ensure safeguarding procedures are in place and implemented

• Contribute to the Monitoring and Evaluation Procedures of the school.

• To play a role contributing to the creation and maintenance of school policy in relation to pastoral care.

• Ensuring good communication with parents and members of the school staff by the use of letters, phone calls, emails etc

• Interviewing students following referrals related to school work, behaviour, bullying, student concerns, crisis or other incidents.

• Liaising with the Learning Support/SEN Units and acting to implement coherent strategies within Individual Behaviour Plans, Pastoral Support Plans and Individual Education Plans.

• Liaising with external agencies, and attending multi-agency meetings.

• Supervising student social areas and being available for students at breaks and lunchtimes.

• Maintaining student records including CPOMS (Safeguarding and Child Protection Software) and organising administration related to pastoral procedures

• Monitoring and maintaining student behaviour information e.g. through ClassCharts.

• Organising and collating work for excluded/sick/absent students and attending meetings with parents or home tuition where appropriate

• Supporting the organisation of parents’ evenings/open evenings/celebration evenings

• Ensuring that standards of school uniform are high across the year and taking appropriate actions to address non-compliance with the school uniform policy

• Promoting and assisting with school reward visits and events as appropriate

• Covering the absence of other Pastoral Managers and members of the wider pastoral team

• Organising and helping to deliver assemblies

• Recommending and organising the use of appropriate sanctions including Detention, Isolation and Exclusion following appropriate investigation

• Patrolling the corridors to manage student behaviour

• Providing cover in the “Isolation Room / Seclusion facility”, on a rota basis.

• Contributing to the production of agendas for timetabled pastoral meetings and where appropriate taking a lead in such meetings

• To promote the completion of Individual Behaviour Learning Plans, Pastoral Support Plans and paperwork associated to external provision

• To use appropriate methods of communication, including annual reports and reviews, to build up relationships with parents that allow the further development of their children

• To lead the process of ordering and allocation and maintenance of any House related physical resources

• To establish common standards of practice within the House

• To lead meetings of staff as appropriate and organise and lead House specific events in collaboration with relevant colleagues

• To work with the other Pastoral Managers, Heads of House and the wider pastoral team to ensure consistency of application of policies relating to management of students.

• Responsibilities for: LGBTQ+, Student Council, Anti Bullying, Student Well Being within the House

• Supporting the organisation and quality assurance of student reports.

• Covering lessons when required.

Intervention Strategies and Safeguarding Students:

• Implementing and managing student support plans, including IBPs and Attendance Action Plans

• Implementing and managing parental contracts and Early Help Assessments

• Monitoring attendance and punctuality and taking positive steps to improve attendance and punctuality

• Recommending student referrals for additional support

• To ensure the monitoring of student attendance and punctuality together with students’ behavioural progress and performance in relation to targets set for each individual and group; ensuring that follow-up procedures are adhered to and that appropriate action is taken where necessary.  Liaising with Form Tutors as appropriate.

• Meeting with the Attendance and Welfare Manager to review attendance and punctuality issues.

• To have a key role in Safeguarding and the implementation of the Safeguarding Framework, in particular in relation to Child Protection. To undertake appropriate safeguarding training, attend inter-agency meetings and support students appropriately

Transition Arrangements:

• To liaise with other institutions, agencies and pastoral staff as appropriate to ensure a smooth and effective transition for each student from one Key Stage to the next or beyond the school as appropriate

• To arrange in-year admissions days as requested

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• To implement School quality procedures and to ensure adherence to those within the House

• Within the context of monitoring and evaluation framework, evaluate the work of the House, use this analysis to identify effective practice and areas for improvement, and take action to improve further the quality.

• To seek/implement modification and improvement where required

General Information

• The above principal accountabilities are not exhaustive and may vary without changing the character of the job or level of responsibility.

• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974 and other associated legislation places responsibilities for Health and Safety on all employees.  

• Therefore, it is the postholder’s responsibility to take reasonable care for Health and Safety and Welfare of him/herself and other employees in accordance with legislation.

• The above duties may involve having access to information of a confidential nature which may be covered by the GDPR.  Confidentiality must be maintained at all times.

As a member of staff of The Trust

• Role model appropriate behaviours within a professional environment including conduct, communication and personal appearance

• Demonstrate a commitment to challenging and supporting young people to meet high expectations in relation to behaviour and conduct

• Role model high levels of literacy and numeracy including modelling appropriate language

• Have high expectations of young people

• Aspire to develop your professional skills and qualifications

• Use all forms of social media appropriately

• Take responsibility for the reputational management of The Consortium Academy Trust academies

• Contribute to systems of evaluation and performance of the organisation positively