Pastoral Lead / Deputy DSL

Location: Fenton Grange School

Salary: Up to £30,805 per annum DOE

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Fenton Grange School is seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Pastoral Lead/ Deputy DSL to join a specialist SEMH school. Our learners need a creative, engaging curriculum to help them overcome barriers to learning. You will work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team, creating a therapeutic environment that focuses on both academic and personal development.

Who we are: Cambian Fenton Grange School, an independent DfE-registered school. We provide high quality specialist education for up to 20 students, who have experienced trauma. The pupils in our school exhibit a range of challenging behaviours and associated learning and communication difficulties.

Overview of Responsibility:

• Develop and maintain a safe and happy environment in which students thrive and are the best versions of themselves, achieving positive outcomes and bright futures.
• Emotional welfare of all students.
• Transitions into and out of Fenton Grange School.
• Safeguarding processes, records, actions, culture; liaising with DSL.
• Communication - external & internal.
• Attendance procedures and tracking.
• Therapeutic approaches and dissemination of best practice.
• Assessing, tracking and reporting pupil progress and outcomes and developing and implementing action plans regarding SEMH & wellbeing.
• Coordinating with key staff for the benefit of students e.g. SENDCo.
• Promoting authentic student voice.
• Maintaining and writing policies relating to pupil welfare e.g. safeguarding, with the support of SLT.
• Training for staff.
• Leading pastoral team & approaches.
• Role model school values and ethos to all.
• Supporting teaching and learning in staff, with a particular focus on mindset for learning.

Why work for us:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to progress in your career.
• Training opportunities either face to face or online.
• Wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
• You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
• Supportive management and senior leads.
• We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK’s biggest care providers.

Join us in shaping the future of education and making a difference in the lives of children and young people. Together, we will create a nurturing and inspiring learning environment where every student can thrive.

Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian is an equal opportunities employer. Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.