Pastoral Year Lead

Chipping Campden School Ltd; Chipping Campden; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipping Campden School Ltd is seeking dedicated staff to support students’ learning and wellbeing, ensuring safeguarding practices are followed and fostering a positive classroom climate.

The role emphasizes building strong relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues, while promoting personalised learning approaches and collaborative teamwork to achieve the best outcomes for learners.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children/young people.
• Ability to build effective professional relationships with students, parents/carers, staff and outside agencies.
• Willingness to learn and adapt within a team using restorative approaches to behaviour management.
• Good organisational skills to prioritise tasks.
• Strong problem solving and ability to reach solutions.
• Calmness in stressful situations.
• Experience in a school environment or educational setting.
• Knowledge of personalised learning and intervention concepts.
• Understanding of classroom and whole-school responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• To support pupils’ learning and well-being within a school setting.
• To work with colleagues to implement safeguarding and child protection practices.
• To contribute to department development and extra-curricular activity as needed.

Skills

Experience with children

Relationship building

Willingness to learn

Organisation

Problem solving

Calm under pressure

School experience

Personalised learning knowledge

Classroom roles understanding

Restorative approaches

Education

GCSE or equivalent level with Grade 4 in English and Maths

Qualification relating to managing/counselling and/or supporting children/young adults

Safeguarding training

Job description

Educationand qualifications

GCSEor equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) inEnglish and Math's

Qualificationrelating to managing/counselling and or supporting children/young adults

Safeguardingtraining

Professionalknowledge and experience

Experience working with children / young people

Ableto build effective professional working relationships with students,parents/carers, staff and outside agencies

Willingnessto learn, able to adapt and work within established team embracingrestorative approaches to behaviour management

Goodorganisational skills, able to manage and prioritise tasks effectively

Good problem solver, able to worktowards solutions

Theability to remain calm in stressful situations

Experience working in a school environment or othereducational setting

Knowledgeand understanding of the concepts of personalised learning and intervention

Understandingof roles and responsibilities within the classroom and whole school context

Traits and competencies

Committed to and good understanding of Safeguardingand Child Protection practice and procedure

Apositive role model, promoting the school's values

Professional, enterprising, tenacious and assertive

Sensitive, fair, tactful and able to use discretion

A 'self-starter'with the ability to motivate self, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines

A confidentcommunicator with excellent written and verbal skills and active listeningskills

Someone who is:

• Willing to work outside of normalhours if required
• Flexible and adaptable to changingcircumstances

Enthusiastic,approachable and team spirited

A commitment to getting the bestoutcomes for all students in all aspects of their learning, behaviour andwell-being.

Team orientated

Resilient, positive, forward-lookingand enthusiastic about making a difference

Capacity to inspire, motivate andchallenge children and young people

Willing to be involved in and contribute to thedevelopment of the department and extra-curricular activity