Pastoral Lead
Job details
Posted: 16 December 2024
Salary: Up to £25,000
End Date: 02-13-2025
Location: Newcastle
Job type: Permanent
Discipline: Education
Reference: 003385
Job description
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Pastoral Lead to join our close-knit team at Benton House School located in Benton.
The successful candidate for this new role will ensure that pupils are supported to maintain high levels of attendance and behaviour in school. You will have experience in a management role and have knowledge of how barriers to learning can be overcome.
It is essential that you can inspire and lead a team and can demonstrate both excellent interpersonal skills and emotional resilience.
Responsibilities
* To work under the instruction and guidance of the SLT.
* To lead the development of a pastoral team.
* To support the welfare, development and behaviour of all pupils.
* To support the accurate implementation of school policies, modelling a high standard of intervention when supporting pupils.
* Flexible support of staff and students throughout the school day.
* Support staff in the implementation of all school policies.
* Attend AM and PM briefing providing feedback to staff on behaviours and attitudes of students and plans in place to support students.
* Contribute to and follow student Positive Support Plans (PSP) and risk assessments (RA).
* Work with students to ensure maximum effectiveness of PSP and RA.
* Be on call to support pupils with their specific needs throughout the school day, enabling them to access and engage in the curriculum.
* Effective and timely communication with parents, carers, social services and other stakeholders.
* Recording and following up of behaviour incidents on sleuth and weekly analysis reporting to inform the Assistant Headteacher of any patterns for intervention.
* Manage escalating student behaviour up to and including restrictive physical intervention (RPI).
* Lead Student and Staff debriefs post RPI.
About the school:
Benton House School is a brand-new SEN school for pupils with complex needs including SEMH. It is an exciting addition to the Acorn portfolio based in Newcastle.
Benton House School will have capacity for 60 pupils. We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Equal Opportunities: We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
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