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Pastoral Co-ordinator and Safeguarding Lead based at Heywood Academy
| Posting date: | 24 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e61280b3-c1ec-419c-adb4-757cc1eef04e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to understand a young
persons’ needs.
• Have knowledge and experience of pastoral.
• Have knowledge and experience of safeguarding.
• Have experience of working with children and young people in Special Educational Needs, ASC and SLCN.
• Have empathetic expectations of young people, and a commitment to understanding the various challenges which may present barriers to learning.
• Possess the listening skills to support young people, and their families through understanding their point of view in a non-judgemental approach.
• Have experience of processes and procedures around related policies, including staff training, assessments and the monitoring of children and young people.
• Possess the knowledge and experience of working with Social Care, MASH teams, including referral process and procedure.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, young people, parents and the wider community.
• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development.
Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
• A commitment to future career development and progression within the trust
• Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits
Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The successful candidate will:
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to understand a young
persons’ needs.
• Have knowledge and experience of pastoral.
• Have knowledge and experience of safeguarding.
• Have experience of working with children and young people in Special Educational Needs, ASC and SLCN.
• Have empathetic expectations of young people, and a commitment to understanding the various challenges which may present barriers to learning.
• Possess the listening skills to support young people, and their families through understanding their point of view in a non-judgemental approach.
• Have experience of processes and procedures around related policies, including staff training, assessments and the monitoring of children and young people.
• Possess the knowledge and experience of working with Social Care, MASH teams, including referral process and procedure.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, young people, parents and the wider community.
• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development.
Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
• A commitment to future career development and progression within the trust
• Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits
Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.