Pastoral Care Manager. Job in Westbury Education & Training Jobs

Witherslack Group; Westbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Le Witherslack Group recherche un Pastoral Manager engagé pour travailler avec des jeunes ayant des besoins émotionnels complexes à Westbury. Offrant un environnement enrichissant et des opportunités de développement, ce rôle implique la gestion d'équipe, le développement de programmes et le soutien aux jeunes. Avec un excellent package salarial et des bénéfices, rejoignez-nous pour faire une différence réelle.

Benefits

Formation complète et sur le tas

Congés scolaires complets

Développement de carrière interne

Assurance médicale

Programme de recommandation avec bonus

Plan de pension contributif

Outils de bien-être et assistance

Environnement de travail attrayant

Qualifications

• Minimum de 3 ans d'expérience avec les élèves ASC, ADHD ou SEMH.
• Expérience de travail avec des familles dans des circonstances difficiles.
• Expérience de travail multi-agences et connaissance des politiques de protection de l'enfance.

Responsibilities

• Prendre la direction de l'équipe pour répondre aux besoins émotionnels des jeunes.
• Développer des programmes individuels pour chaque jeune.
• Agir en tant que Responsable de la Protection des Enfants (DSL).

Skills

Flexibilité

Organisation

Motivation de l'équipe

Education

NVQ 3 en soins/Qualification d'Assistant d'Enseignement de Niveau 2

Qualification en leadership (idéalement)

Job description

£31,364 - £39,186 + 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.

The position plays a key role in safeguarding our children and young people as you will also be the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

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

Located in the rural community of Westbury, The Eaves is a tranquil setting that offers young people an environment to live, learn and grow. This beautiful site brings together education, care and therapeutic support for our young people, providing the perfect backdrop to release their full potential. We support young people with ADHD, ASD, Asperger's, SLCN, PDA and SEMH and have recently been rated Good by Ofsted.

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 - check out our benefits
  here

• 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 - check out our schools here

• 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.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document.

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

To view our ex-offenders policy please click here .

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 .