Pastoral Manager (Term Time Only Plus 2 Weeks)
About This Role
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as Pastoral Support. The role is to help support in ensuring the pastoral and academic progress of our learners across one or more-year groups in the Academy. Working with colleagues to ensure policies, behaviour and procedures are followed by all learners.
Join us and you will be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic and committed Pastoral department and academy team. The role offers excellent opportunities for a well-qualified, creative specialist who will build on the success of the department, add value to our school and community.
About our School
Cockshut Hill School is rated Good with Outstanding features in our recent Ofsted inspection and is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and investigate behaviour incidents around the school
Promote and encourage good attendance of all learners
Contact and meet with parents
Work with learners to help them improve their behaviour
Supervise the internal exclusion room on a rota basis
Work with other staff to support their behaviour management capacity
Completing administrative tasks to ensure effective communication within the departments
About You
Exceptionally well organised and excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Working effectively within the pastoral team and record keeping
Knowledge of safeguarding requirements
Work flexibly and prioritise workload
Work calmly under pressure
For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.
Why Join Summit Learning Trust?
A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.
Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. Please contact Laura Ash - Associate Assistant Principal Attendance & Behaviour at laura.ash@cockshuthill.org.uk
Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact 0121 289 5900 to arrange this.
We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.