Pastoral Leader in Northampton

• MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
• Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD
• Pastoral Leader
• 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
• Salary Range Grade I Point 22-26 (£33,699 - £37,280)

We have an exciting opportunity to add to our extensive and dynamic student support team, and are looking to appoint an excellent Pastoral Leader to assist in the operational support, care, and guidance system of the school.

Leading a cohort of students, you will ensure high levels of attendance, outstanding student behaviour & engagement, and significant academic progress.

Responsibilities

• To be the lead member of staff for an identified year group, being accountable for driving high attendance, outstanding student behaviour and engagement, and high levels of progress.
• To develop positive relationships with all students, with a particular focus on supporting the most challenging and vulnerable students, and their parents/carers.
• To work directly with the students within the year, as the lead member of staff for that Year Group (after the Assistant Headteacher).
• To work cohesively in a team with all pastoral leaders to ensure that consistency and processes are in place to support the holistic needs of the student.
• To be pro‑active in ensuring student adherence to school policies, challenging students within the year group and contacting parents, as necessary.
• To be an advocate of ‘Therapeutic Approaches’ within the school conducting meetings between high profile students and other students, parents and staff.
• To support the investigation of major incidents involving students that are linked to high profile students.
• To manage all arrangements relating to external curriculum provision.
• To implement Stage 2 and 3 attendance systems and provide appropriate support and actions for this process.
• To implement and support the staged behaviour monitoring system and provide appropriate support and actions for this process with students, staff and parents.
• To conduct parent meetings, for example, relating to behaviour, attendance or following parental concerns.
• To implement and review pupil support plans and provisions on provision mapping.
• To provide comprehensive organisational support for identified years group events within the identified year group.
• To take the lead in preparing and representing the school in meetings with outside agencies, for example Family Conversations and assessment meetings, preparing reports for Looked After Children, and in working with complimentary education.
• To attend Child Protection and Child In Need meetings where required.
• To support school policy as appropriate, in particular relating to child protection, confidentiality, and health and safety issues, and working as a designated member of staff for Safeguarding.
• To monitor and update electronic records using the appropriate software systems and procedures.
• To lead assemblies and support the work of the Form Tutor.
• To report weekly data to Assistant Headteachers linked to the year group based on attendance, behaviour and progress.
• To complete a termly behaviour and attendance report.
• To take the lead on tasks specific to each year, including;
• GCSE options evening
• Study skills events
• Primary activity days
• Student induction day and all aspects of transition
• GCSE exam support and preparation
• Achievement evenings
• End of Year events such as the Prom and the Year book.
• To undertake other tasks in line with the above accountabilities as directed by the Assistant Headteacher or other relevant member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Benefits

• Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.
• Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities.
• Competitive salaries and pay progression.
• A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success.
• Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, coaching, information and support).
• Generous Pension Scheme.
• Flexible Working Contracts.

We will perform safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, and shall cover the cost of these checks.

Applicants must not be barred from regulated child activity.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order and 2020), which requires disclosure of all spent convictions and cautions except those protected under the Police Act 1997 – Part V.

Referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.

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