Pastoral Care Manager

The Witherslack Group; Frome; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Frome is seeking a Pastoral Care Manager to lead a team that supports young people with emotional and behavioral needs. The role involves developing personalized care programs and creating a positive learning environment. Successful candidates will have a strong background in supporting children with complex needs and the ability to inspire both staff and students. Competitive salary and excellent benefits are offered, including training and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Full induction and on-the-job training

Full school holidays

Career progression opportunities

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support and tools

Medical coverage for appointments

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environment

£1,000 bonus for referring a friend

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils.
• Experience of multi-agency work and understanding of legislation.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to meet emotional needs of young people.
• Create positive learning environments through careful assessment.
• Develop individualized programs for each young person.

Skills

Experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils

Ability to work with families in challenging circumstances

Multi-agency work experience

Understanding of safeguarding and child protection

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

Leadership skills

Education

NVQ 3 in Care

Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Leadership related qualification

Job description

Pastoral Care Manager

Witherslack Group
Frome Hall School
£34,434 - £45,091 + Full time

£34,434 - £45,091 + excellent benefits

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 [Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Social, Emotional and Mental Health] 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

Frome Hall is a purpose built, brand new, state of the art school. The school caters to children with a wide range of needs including autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting opportunity serves Bristol and the wider communities, you are at the heart of its development. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil has an outstanding educational experience with individual pupil progress and care at the heart of what is offered.

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:

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

• 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
• Experience of multi-agency work with an understanding of legislation, policies and guidance around safeguarding and child protection
• NVQ 3 in Care/Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification
• Ideally - Leadership related Qualification
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• 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.