Pastoral Leader and Cover Supervisor

We are looking for a Cover Supervisor & Pastoral Leader to support staff and students at Harris Academy Clapham, promoting a safe environment with excellent levels of behaviour so everyone is entitled to learn. You will help overcome barriers to learning using a range of techniques, including pupil counselling, focusing on the academic, social and emotional wellbeing of the pupils.

About Us

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible'. At Harris Academy Clapham, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, within an inner-city London setting, this may be the role for you.

We are an 11 – 16 Academy located in the heart of Clapham, a vibrant South London Borough with excellent transport links. We are passionate about developing our students and in February 2023, we secured a judgement of, ‘Good' from Ofsted with Personal Development being judged, ‘Outstanding'. Ofsted stated, ‘Pupils speak glowingly about the support offered,' and ‘Staff take every opportunity to help pupils live out the belief that everything is possible.'

Harris Academy Clapham is a proud part of the Harris Federation who have a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies. We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve. The Federation's ambition is one where every child in London, no matter their background, has equal access to high quality education, giving them the same opportunities and potential to succeed.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the consistent implementation of the Behaviour for Learning policy
• Managing the calm and purposeful movement of students around the Academy, including entry and exit
• Being part of the safeguarding team
• Working with the other pastoral leaders as a team to ensure students are monitored and supervised before school, during break and throughout lunch
• Running and supporting in detentions
• Following through any issues to do with behaviour
• Mentoring students on PSPs, including supporting in lessons as appropriate
• Attending CP/CHIN meetings and update records accordingly.
• Organising and running behaviour interventions
• Supporting with compiling files required for disciplinary panels or exclusion hearings
• Ensuring that all issues that relate to student safety such as allegations of bullying are escalated in a timely manner
• Liaising with the local community, including the Police, including dealing with incidents received by the Academy
• Supervising lessons for absent teachers, allocating explaining and overseeing work set

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to A Level standard or equivalent
• Knowledge of appropriate strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements
• Basic knowledge of SEN and other learning barriers
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Relevant experience in successfully supervising groups of children aged 11-16
• Previous experience in a school or comparable large organisation
• Understanding of a secondary school environment
• The ability to provide classroom cover – within agreed parameters – in the absence of the class teacher
• The ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies
• Awareness of safeguarding systems and issues which might arise

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.