Pastoral Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION – PASTORAL MANAGER

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

 ·        Promote student welfare, safety and wellbeing across the Academy, enabling all students to meet their academic and personal potential; especially those who need specific support to overcome barriers to learning;

·        Provide support to key staff in the promotion of student welfare and wellbeing;

·        Provide support to key staff in promoting positive behaviour across the Academy;

·        Provide support to key staff in promoting good attendance across the Academy;

·        Collaborate with the Leadership Team to ensure effective educational provision and appropriate rates of progress and attainment for those students with additional or specific needs relating to SEMH or other SEND students with additional vulnerabilities;

·        Work effectively with students, teachers, parents and relevant external agencies to ensure high quality pastoral care;

·        Liaise with, and manage the contribution of external agencies, providers and workers including counselling, services supporting behaviour and social services;

·        Deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead) and lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection);

·        Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Academy.

RESPONSIBLE TO

 ·          Head of Key Stage.

KEY AREAS OF IMPACT

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Pastoral Manager

 Strategic Direction

·        Develop and implement the system for monitoring individual students' pastoral needs in Academy, liaising as appropriate with Head of Key Stage, SLT; parents; form tutors; teachers;

·        Liaise with outside agencies to ensure student well-being and safety and to identify the needs of vulnerable students;

·        Evaluating SEMH and other wellbeing needs in order to identify relevant services as available under the Local Offer, submitting and monitoring timely referrals for the students and their families;

·        Support the school’s mentoring programme;

·        Liaise with appropriate partners on matters relating to attendance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

·        Coordinate, direct and conduct effective communications with parents and/or carers in order to support student wellbeing, home/Academy relationships and in responding to safeguarding matters;

·        Provide high-quality and effective individual pastoral support to vulnerable students as directed by the Pastoral Manager;

·        Support students through Pastoral Support Plans;

·        Assist teachers/SENDCO in writing and monitoring Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or equivalent and Educational, Health and Care Plans (EHCP);

·        Support with the effective transition of students across phases; including liaison with other schools;

·        Maintain accurate records, and monitor the student needs and provision map for vulnerable students;

·        Provide support in combatting child on child abuse, taking both preventative steps and providing support for victims of bullying;

·        Maintain an up to date knowledge and understanding of legislation with regards to student welfare and safeguarding matters;

·        Be a key staff member for vulnerable students; developing trusting relationships;

·        Facilitate and run restorative justice sessions with students who have been involved in significant behaviour incidents;

·        Ensure that behaviour at lunch times and break times is of a high standard with students actively engaged in appropriate age-related activities;

·        Complete duties in before school and at break and lunch times;

·        Complete duties in line with supporting the behaviour, attendance and punctuality of the school;

·        Support the DDSL in obtaining verbal and written statements when a Safeguarding concern has been raised;

·        Support the DSL/DDSL with other safeguarding issues as directed;

·        Contribute to the regular meetings with key staff to co-ordinate support being provided to vulnerable students;

·        Maintain accurate records regarding safeguarding;

·        Provide effective administration in the undertaking of all duties listed above.

Administrative:

 ·        Ensure that all administrative/ clerical duties, checks and documentation are completed to the required level of accuracy and within deadlines including photocopying, filling, returns and reports;

·        Ensure compliance with data protection regulations;

·        Deal with correspondence promptly and as required.

Safeguarding:

 ·        Uphold the Academy's policy in respect of Child Protection and Safeguarding matters;

·        Have commitment to the Academy's equality policies.

·        Ensure any extra-curricular activities will be free from partisan, political and religious view. Where political issues are discussed, a balanced view is always presented.