Pastoral Manager

Tees Valley Collaborative Trust, based in the North East of England, is a well established organisation with social inclusion, educational excellence and widening participation at the heart of its values. www.tvc.ac.uk

At the Bishopton School site, we are seeking to appoint a Pastoral Manager to oversee student welfare, attitudes to learning and enjoyment of school with accountability for supporting strategies to maximise student progress by:

•      Ensuring pupils’ conduct and attitude to learning is outstanding so that the climate for

learning remains strong

•      Raising the quality of learning and student aspiration to improved student outcomes

The successful candidate will have:

•    Experience of working with children or young adults in an education setting

•    Experience of liaising with external agencies and professionals, to support positive outcomes

•    Experience of supporting in the delivery of interventions and taking the lead where appropriate

•    Detailed understanding of the principles with regard to Safeguarding of Children

•    Experience of managing others including holding others to account

•    Experience of leading initiatives that have impacted positively on students/young people

•    Experience of monitoring and tracking pastoral intervention and outcomes.

This is a particularly challenging role, and the successful candidate must be committed to creating a positive learning environment no matter what barriers they may face. You will need a high level of resilience and a commitment to working as part of an emotionally intelligent team to support vulnerable children.