Safeguarding & Pastoral Support Officer
Tormead School
Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- £Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required September 2021
- Apply by:
- 13 August 2021
Job overview
Tormead is one of the leading UK independent schools for girls. We are very proud of our school and its ethos of encouraging each individual pupil to develop her talents to the fullest, in a happy, caring and supportive environment.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with Social Work experience, who is passionate about working with children and young people and who is looking for the next challenge in their career, with an excellent work-life balance. The successful candidate will be working closely with the Assistant Head Pastoral (AHP) and Heads of Year (HOYs) to support the implementation of outstanding pastoral care and a safeguarding culture across the school community.
The successful candidate will be required to monitor, support, and advise on the school’s day-to-day pastoral and safeguarding activities, including the ongoing maintenance of policies. The post holder must have current/recent experience in a social work setting, preferably with a background in children or family services, enabling them to offer advice and guidance to the pastoral team on specific issues as and when they arise.
The post holder will be highly personable and will require considerable skills in building relationships with pupils, staff, and parents. They will also have strong organisational and communication skills, with an ability to facilitate effective communications between stakeholders, including external agencies such as Children and Family Services, CAMHS, Police, etc.
The post holder will be confident with the use of IT, and confident in the use of electronic record keeping and tracking, with an understanding of the importance of good record keeping in relation to pastoral and safeguarding matters. The post holder will also be confident in delivering training, coaching and updates to the school community as and when required.
To view the full Candidate Brief and further details about the role, and Tormead School, please visit our website: https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/about/working-at-tormead/
The closing date for this role is Friday 13 August 2021 at 16:00 BST.
Tormead School is committed to the protection and safety of its students. Applicants must be willing to undergo DBS and other checks appropriate to the post.
Tormead School is a member of The Girls Schools Association (GSA).
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About Tormead School
About the School
Tormead is a 4 to 18 GSA girls’ day school on an attractive site in Guildford. Building developments over the past ten years have transformed the School. The gracious original features of the building have been retained within the stunning new developments. Academic standards are consistently high, and the School has more girls applying than it has places for at 11+. A number arrive in Reception and stay through to Sixth Form; others arrive from a large range of state and independent schools at 11+.
Having participated in a dynamic careers programme, Sixth Formers progress to a wide range of courses at established universities, as well as take up prestigious apprenticeships. The School achieved ‘excellent’ in both parts of its last ISI inspection. Our commitment to IT innovation has led us to achieve the status of becoming an Apple Distinguished School.
Tormead values individuality, celebrates a diversity of achievement and encourages girls to follow their own dreams. Girls come to understand the importance of service and community amidst mutual support. Academic and extra-curricular pursuits offer challenge and breadth for everyone.
Underpinning this is a wholehearted commitment to the wellbeing of the girls. Highly responsive in the face of the constant, shifting challenges for young people, pastoral care at the School ensures the girls leave ready to achieve sustainable success in higher education and beyond.
Our Values:
- We treat everyone with respect and dignity.
- We deliver academic excellence.
- We enrich through a broad and varied curriculum.
- We celebrate effort and achievement.
- We bring out the best in our girls.
- We prepare our girls for life beyond school.
Leadership:
The Head leads the whole school with the support of a leadership team in the Senior School and one in the Prep School. The Executive Group consists of the Head, Bursar, Head of Prep School, Deputy Head (Academic), Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Deputy Head (External Relations). The Senior Management Team also includes the Assistant Head (Director of Studies), Assistant Head (Teaching & Learning) and Assistant Head (Co-Curricular). The Prep School Senior Leadership Team consists of the Head of Prep School, Deputy Head, Head of KS1 and Director of Studies.
School Structure:
The general pattern in the Prep School is one form in Reception to Year 2 and two forms in Years 3 to 6. In the Senior School, there are approximately 100 girls in each year. In Year 7, about 40 girls arrive from the Prep School and about 50 come from a wide variety of state and independent schools.
Pastoral:
Tormead has a well-deserved reputation for excellent pastoral care. Relationships between staff and girls and between girls of different ages are warm and strong. The atmosphere is one of respectful informality, where thoughtful behaviour is based on the School values, rather than lengthy rules and punishments. The House system strengthens cross-age group relationships and involves several much-anticipated annual events such as the House Fashion and Dance competition. There are many avenues of pastoral support for the girls with Form Tutors and Heads of Year, overseen by the Deputy Head (Pastoral), as well as two qualified school counsellors, two trained healthcare staff and three pupil wellbeing support staff.
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