Pastoral

Engage Partners Limited; Worthing; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage Education is seeking a Pastoral Manager for a mainstream secondary school in Hassocks. You will join the Inclusion Team to support the Year Curriculum Leader and KS Managers, helping students’ personal, social and academic development and promoting wellbeing.

You will provide pastoral support for a multi-year group of higher needs students, assisting with attendance and removing barriers to learning, and may lead a team to deliver the best outcomes for pupils.

Qualifications

• Pastoral school experience is preferable
• This role will suit someone who has a well-developed understanding of strategies to manage and support young people, some with challenging behaviour. The ideal candidate will be able to remain calm and think clearly. The role involves leading and working alongside a team to deliver the best outcomes for our young people.
• All applicants require the appropriate qualifications and training.
• All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

Responsibilities

• The Pastoral Manager will work as a member of the Inclusion Team, to support the Year Curriculum Leader and Key Stage Managers within the school.
• The role will provide pastoral support for a multi-year group of higher needs students, addressing social, emotional, mental health and attendance needs to remove barriers to academic progress.
• Help to identify students causing concern and support staff as directed to create an environment where all students can learn. This is a 6-month temporary role.

Job description

Pastoral Manager required for a Mainstream Secondary School in Hassocks

At Engage Education, we’ve spent over a decade making sure our teachers and support staff are happy and supported, and offered satisfying and reliable work.

About the job

The Pastoral Manager will work as a member of the Inclusion Team, to support the Year Curriculum Leader and Key Stage Managers within the school. The overall responsibility of the postholder is to support the personal social and academic development of students and promote their well-being within their specified Key Stage, as well as implementing the school’s behaviour policy.

The key responsibilities of the role will be to provide pastoral support for a select multi-year group of higher needs students, to help these students address their social, emotional, mental health needs and their own general wellbeing needs (including attendance) and thereby remove barriers to academic progress.

Help to identify students causing concern and then support staff as directed/necessary in order to achieve an environment in which all students can and do successfully learn. This is a temporary role for 6 months.

About you

• Pastoral school experience is preferable
• This role will suit someone who has a well-developed understanding of strategies to manage and support young people, some with challenging behaviour. The ideal candidate will be able to remain calm and think clearly. The role involves leading and working alongside a team to deliver the best outcomes for our young people.
• This is a very exciting opportunity to make a huge positive impact on the lives of students, who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences with every hope of a bright and fulfilling future.

About the school

A popular, oversubscribed mainstream secondary school in Worthing, with over 1600 students on roll. This is a rare opportunity to join their fantastic and committed pastoral team at Durrington. They are passionate about achieving the best outcomes for all students. Easily reached by public transport.

All applicants require the appropriate qualifications and training.

All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.