Pastoral Care Manager

Witherslack Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An inclusive educational group in Tees Valley seeks a Pastoral Manager to lead a dedicated team supporting young people's emotional needs. You will collaborate with families and create tailored programs for each pupil's development, ensuring a thriving environment. Ideal candidates have a strong background in handling complex needs including ASC and SEMH, plus relevant qualifications. A rewarding career awaits with excellent benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Full induction and on the job training

Full school holidays

Career progression opportunities

Flexible benefits

Employee wellbeing support

Medical cover and discounts

Beautiful working environments

£1,000 referral bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with ASC, ADHD or SEMH pupils.
• Experience of multi-agency work with an understanding of safeguarding.
• Experienced in staff appraisal/performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pastoral team to support pupils' emotional needs.
• Work closely with families to develop tailored programs.
• Create a positive learning environment for personal development.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Motivation skills

Emotional support

Education

NVQ 3 in Care or Level 2 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Leadership related Qualification

Job description

Pastoral Manager / Pastoral Lead

£35,412 - £48,226 + excellent benefits

Are you a leader and manager who is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of young people? Are you a team player who can get the best out of colleagues? The role of Pastoral manager is central to our work here at Hartwell school, working as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team alongside the Headteacher and two Deputy Heads.

The role is varied and exciting, heading up the pastoral team with a Deputy manager, 3 assistants and liaison with the teaching and clinical teams. Using data and wider knowledge of the school, staff and pupils, your role will be to evaluate priorities to provide Positive Behaviour Support for pupils. This in turn improves access to learning and personal development to create better outcomes and more positive futures.

Working for Harwell School and the wider Witherslack group is a great place to develop and learn and we will support you all the way to be successful in your role.

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

Hartwell School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Stockton-on-Tees. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, alongside a range of other associated conditions.

The recent Ofsted rating of Good has established the school as one of the leading specialist provisions in the North East.

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 and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.