Deputy Pastoral Manager

Witherslack Group; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in special education seeks a dedicated Pastoral Manager to support young people with complex emotional and behavioral needs. This role involves leading a team to provide high standards of pastoral care, working closely with families and developing tailored programs for each individual. With a strong focus on creating a nurturing learning environment, you will inspire and motivate young people facing challenges such as Autism and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health issues. Join a committed team that values every small victory and makes a genuine difference in the lives of children and young people.

Benefits

Full induction and on-the-job training

Full school holidays

Career progression opportunities

Flexible benefits package

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover for appointments

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

Recommend a friend scheme with £1,000 bonus

Contributory pension scheme matched up to 5%

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils.
• Experience of multi-agency work and understanding of safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to meet the emotional needs of young people.
• Create a positive learning environment through careful assessment.

Skills

Pastoral Care

Team Management

Communication Skills

Multi-agency Work

Organizational Skills

Listening Skills

Education

NVQ 3 in Care

Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Leadership related Qualification

Job description

time left to apply End Date: January 10, 2025 (13 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR101241

Those Huge Small Victories

For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get out what you put in

As a Pastoral Manager you’ll take the lead in enabling your team to meet our young peoples’ emotional needs. Our young people have challenging complex emotional and behavioural needs, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Social, Emotional and Mental Health challenges, and need more support than most. You’ll make sure they get it by applying high standards of care. It means working with families and developing programs for each individual young person. With careful assessment and planning, you’ll create a positive learning environment where every young person can thrive.

With experience working with young people with BESD or ASD in a school or care setting, you will understand our young people’s developmental needs and what pastoral care entails. A good listener who can motivate your team, you inspire young people to achieve. Flexibility, good organizational skills, and the ability to successfully manage a team means you’ll be an asset to the Witherslack Group.

One of the best environments in SEND

Pontville School is an independent specialist day & residential school providing high quality education. With a record of continual outstanding and good Ofsted results, the school based in Ormskirk is regarded by many as the first choice for speech, language and social communication in the UK.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

1. Training: A full induction and on-the-job training
2. Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays
3. Progression: If career development is your thing, most of our head teachers and leaders have been promoted from within our group
4. Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
5. Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
6. Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
7. Beautiful working environments: with the very best facilities
8. A recommend a friend scheme: that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
9. Contributory pension scheme: matched up to 5%

Bring your whole self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. You’ll be more than a Pastoral Manager; you’ll be able to connect with our pupils because of:

1. Minimum of 3 years’ experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils and with working with families in challenging circumstances and expertise to support and resolve difficulties
2. Experience of multi-agency work with an understanding of legislation, policies, and guidance around safeguarding and child protection
3. NVQ 3 in Care/Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification
4. Ideally - Leadership related Qualification
5. Experience of staff appraisal/performance management and supervision

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here.

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To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.

About Witherslack

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs. We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments, and we are proud of what we do.

Mission: We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.