Pastoral Lead

We are seeking an enthusiastic committed professional to join us as a Pastoral Lead

The successful candidate will:

· Working with the school staff team and management, to be an enthusiastic champion of the students, staff, and their achievements, in order to promote the vision, sense of purpose, and pride throughout the school

· To be professional, friendly and respectful towards all colleagues and to address any concerns through proper channels

· To be professional, friendly, fair and firm with students, demonstrating values and core responsibilities

· Working with the Senior Leadership Team to safeguard all students in the school

· Support pupils in a teaching assistant capacity in lesson as well as outreach support for children in our residential homes

· To be friendly, helpful and welcoming to parents, carers, and other visitors

· Ensure appropriate targeted intervention is applied to students from vulnerable groups, monitoring and evaluating success

· Actively promoting positive behaviour across the school

· Working closely monitoring students with Behaviour Support Plans, Pastoral Support Plans and EHCP’s

· To work with the Senior Leadership Team, SENDCo and other colleagues as appropriate to support students in the school

Our ideal candidate will have:

· A committed and passionate view of students with SEND

· At least two years’ experience minimum of working in a SEND environment or similar unit/provision

· QTS/QTLS is advantageous

EPIC benefits of working for Keys Group:

· NEST enhanced pension scheme

· Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you

· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

· Access to a blue light discount card

· Fully funded training and qualifications for all colleagues

· Enhanced pay scales based on experience and qualifications

· Employee benefits scheme such as wellbeing app and a range of discounts 

· Life assurance

At Unity College:

A warm welcome to Unity College. We are looking for enthusiastic and resilient teachers with prior experience of working in SEND settings to join our ever-expanding team. We offer a bespoke educational provision in a nurturing environment for our secondary age students (Y7 - post 16) who are all in care of the local authority. We operate on two sites. The main site is in West Wycombe and our satellite nurture base is in the outskirts of Aylesbury. Both school sites offer safe and caring spaces for students to express feeling, emotions and anxieties that can be barriers to learning. We also offer specialist vocational learning spaces, designated teaching rooms and outdoor learning opportunities.

In order to meet the diverse needs of the students at Unity College we ensure an adequate staff to pupil ratio, with typically a class comprising of no more than 4 pupils. Each class is staffed to support all needs. As a school we value each staff member and have a belief in supporting everyone with professional development. If you are a dedicated teacher who wants to make a difference to students' life, then please get in touch and enquire more. We would welcome you to arrange a visit to the school. Any further questions, please contact us. 

More can be found about Keys Group and our Therapeutic Education Services here

School tours are highly welcomed as a part of our interview selection process.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, suitable employment references and online searches to safeguard our young people. In addition, this post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974.