Pastoral Manager Behaviour

The David Ross Education Trust is now recruiting for the role of Pastoral Manager. This role will be based at Lodge Park Academy in Corby.

Do you want to be part of a family team who are committed to working together to deliver opportunities for all no matter what background? Are you ambitious, inspirational, creative, open minded and understand that the students must be central to all our decisions? If so, we would like to hear from you.

About us

At Lodge Park Academy we believe in choice not chance. Through a high-quality education we work to secure the best life opportunities for our students. We want them to be self-confident, respectful and resilient young people who can engage creatively with the world. By developing their academic knowledge and their problem-solving skills, they are enabled to progress to the next phase of education or into the world of work and training, empowering them to take their place in society.

About the role

The Pastoral Manager

The Pastoral Manager will work under the leadership of the Vice Principal for Pastoral. The successful person will play a vital role in contributing to the culture, ethos, and wellbeing of the whole Academy, by supporting the welfare of our students. This includes working with them to improve their mental health and wellbeing, their behaviour choices and their physical health. The successful candidate will work closely with families to provide behaviour interventions and support to improve student behaviour and remove student barriers to learning.

More specifically:

• To assist in delivering the academy behaviour policy.
• Monitor student behaviour and deliver interventions
• Work with other agencies that support individual students.
• To promote inclusion and acceptance of students
• To motivate students, to promote and reinforce self-esteem
• To participate in the induction of students at the start of the year and in year as necessary
• To participate in the comprehensive assessment of students to determine those in need of particular help
• To work in the ‘Refocus’ room
• To participate in producing an action plan with students, parents and teachers
• To respond to staff requests for behavioural support in lessons advising on strategies, providing in class observation, removing student and supervising as necessary.
• To liaise with teachers to ensure that students who may from time to time be withdrawn from lessons are reintegrated as smoothly and as soon as possible
• To evaluate the progress made by individuals and or groups of students

We require an enthusiastic and highly committed person who will be an excellent Pastoral Manager.

The successful candidate will ideally: 

• Have experience of working with young people aged 11-19 in a secondary school
• Have a connection with young people and can help them feel safe
• Hold young people in high esteem and communicates that through the way they treat them
• Have a willingness to undertake further work related training
• Have good ICT skills or be willing to learn (including using Microsoft Word and Excel)
• Have knowledge and understanding of strategies to overcome barriers to learning, and poor behaviour choices and have a willingness to work with the pastoral team to provide interventions to support our students
• Have the ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Good organisation, time management, communication and interpersonal skills
• Be willing to undertake first aid training
• Have a commitment to inclusion; 
• Help foster a culture of high expectations
• Have a commitment to the school’s ethos and vision
• Be able to establish strong relationships with students and staff
• Model professional standards across all areas of work

We believe that to learn and achieve, our students must feel safe and happy. For this reason, we invest heavily in our pastoral and welfare teams. We know that with the right approach, the adults in our school can make a massive difference to our young people.

Salary & Benefits

• Permanent Full time Term Time 
• Scale NJC 12 FTE26,421 per annum, £23,207.64 actual salary
• 39 weeks per annum, 37 hours a week Monday to Friday
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

About The David Ross Education Trust

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has grown to a network of 34 academies, incorporating primary, secondary and grammar, and special schools. We employ over 2000 people with the primary focus of raising the standards of education for 13,000 young people. Whatever your role, you should know you are contributing to achieving our vision of inspiring the next generation of young people to be the best they can in whatever they choose. Our aim is to be the country’s leading academy chain, committed to delivering the highest educational standards alongside an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment, including events such as the DRET Spring, Summer and Winter Cups, Music Cup, volunteering trips abroad, and regular trips/visits throughout the year.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

While each academy is unique, we share common goals, aspirations, values and methods that enable us to work collaboratively and collectively to achieve our mission. We operate regional hubs, whereby academies work with other schools who are part of the Trust so we can share skills and knowledge, allowing them to benefit and learn from each other.

Apply now

To complete our on-line application form, please click "here".

Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates’ details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.

 The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.

The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.