Pastoral Leader
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3HH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 529f62f1-bd6c-4d8b-8183-2203f40fb08f |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Previous experience working with children and their famililes
• Experience of running effective support for families
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Ability to to set up and deliver family support programmes including group work
• To be qualified to deliver ELSA (desirable)
• Ability to work with children and young people in a variety of settings within school, home or in the community
• Ability to work flexibility and supportively with parents and carers
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries when working with adults and children
• Refer to attached job description and person specification for further details
What the school offers its staff
• Inclusive and enthusiastic team
• Active interest in staff wellbeing
• Training and development opportunities
• As part of our commitment to ensuring you have the highest level of training and expertise, we will enable you to undertake a Trauma Informed Schools UK Level 5 diploma as part of your professional development for the role.
Further details about the role
• If you have exceptional enthusiasm, warm and sincere relationships with children and determination to make the difference for those that need your support, then we would love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in helping our children to thrive across the school.
• Pastoral Leader Main job purpose detailed below:
• Provide pastoral support for all children acting as a Key Worker for children with specific social, emotional and behavioural needs
• Work closely with class teachers and teaching assistants to personalise support for individual children and their families
• Work in close partnership with the Senior Leadership Team and SENDCO to identify opportunities and prioritise support, including suggestions for school development in this area
• Provide support to parents regarding the welfare of their children eg: attendance, behaviour strategies, support with Home Learning, advice and signposting.
• If appropriate, be the lead professional at TAF meetings
• Assist in the administration to organise and arrange visits from other professionals and agencies such as the school nurse and Early Help
• To be a deputy designated safeguarding lead.
• Interview date: Thursday 3rd July
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. Mudeford Community Infants School is committed to equal opportunities.
• Previous experience working with children and their famililes
• Experience of running effective support for families
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Ability to to set up and deliver family support programmes including group work
• To be qualified to deliver ELSA (desirable)
• Ability to work with children and young people in a variety of settings within school, home or in the community
• Ability to work flexibility and supportively with parents and carers
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries when working with adults and children
• Refer to attached job description and person specification for further details
What the school offers its staff
• Inclusive and enthusiastic team
• Active interest in staff wellbeing
• Training and development opportunities
• As part of our commitment to ensuring you have the highest level of training and expertise, we will enable you to undertake a Trauma Informed Schools UK Level 5 diploma as part of your professional development for the role.
Further details about the role
• If you have exceptional enthusiasm, warm and sincere relationships with children and determination to make the difference for those that need your support, then we would love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in helping our children to thrive across the school.
• Pastoral Leader Main job purpose detailed below:
• Provide pastoral support for all children acting as a Key Worker for children with specific social, emotional and behavioural needs
• Work closely with class teachers and teaching assistants to personalise support for individual children and their families
• Work in close partnership with the Senior Leadership Team and SENDCO to identify opportunities and prioritise support, including suggestions for school development in this area
• Provide support to parents regarding the welfare of their children eg: attendance, behaviour strategies, support with Home Learning, advice and signposting.
• If appropriate, be the lead professional at TAF meetings
• Assist in the administration to organise and arrange visits from other professionals and agencies such as the school nurse and Early Help
• To be a deputy designated safeguarding lead.
• Interview date: Thursday 3rd July
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. Mudeford Community Infants School is committed to equal opportunities.