Position: Assistant Headteacher - Pastoral Lead
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
Hours: 40 hours per week, term time
Salary Details: Up to 38,000 per annum
Purpose of the role
As Assistant Headteacher – Pastoral Lead, you’ll take the lead in enabling the team at Chesham House School to meet our young peoples’ emotional needs. Our young people have challenging complex emotional and behavioural needs (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) and need more support than most. You’ll make sure they get it by applying high standards of care. It means working with families and developing pastoral support programs for each individual young person. With careful assessment and planning, you’ll create a positive learning environment where every young person can reach their personal best.
About the School:
Chesham House School is an independent specialist provision which provides high quality, personalised education for young people aged 10 to 18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties and who are at significant risk. Our approach to education at Chesham School is to inspire and engage our learners through a range of positive learning experiences. We strongly believe that all learners can achieve their personal best with the right guidance, encouragement and support.
Assistant Headteacher - Pastoral Lead Responsibilities:
* Coordination of work to implement interventions. Although this is not a clinical position, it is a vital link between clinicians and our clinical informed approach.
* Writing, reviewing and updating Risk Assessments and Behaviour Support Plans
* Support for young people’s positive behaviour.
* Planning and support in cases where young people experience crisis.
* Development and delivery of training to meet training needs analysis regarding supportive interventions and positive behaviour support.
* Staff debrief following any incidents and learnings are recorded and embedded.
* Review of incidents through reporting that is completed, processing the reports and provide monthly analysis and annual review.
* SEMH Intervention Lead.
* SEMH/PSHE Teaching duties as confirmed with Head Teacher.
* Support the process of assessing potential new placements
* Support wider management function such as conducting management investigations if required.
* Ensure safeguarding policies are fully implemented in their work.
* Work flexibly and plan to ensure support across Chesham House School when and where it is needed.
Requirements
* Experience of a therapeutic educational or residential environment.
* Experience of working within a multi-agency approach.
* Experience of working with children who may have social care involvement.
* Experience delivering training and/or leadership and small team management.
* Strong understanding of attachment and loss.
* Evidence of therapeutic training/qualifications.
* Psychological/counselling courses attended it desirable.
* Active, energetic, creative, outgoing and empathetic character.
* Full driving licence.
* Experience of group work with young people.
* Experience of assessment in intervention.
* Understanding responsibilities in protecting their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of their other colleagues and others.
Why choose us:
* Competitive salary.
* Opportunity to progress in your career.
* Training opportunities either face to face or online.
* Wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
* You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
* Supportive management and senior leads.
* We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK`s biggest care providers.
Cambian is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person