Pastoral Mentor

The Governing Body wish to appoint a highly motivated and committed Pastoral Mentor, with the vision and dedication to promote safeguarding, leading to positive outcomes for children across our school.

This role will include being a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead reporting to one of our DSLs. The successful candidate will have a high level of involvement representing our school, including our school based nursery and off-site nursery, in the 'Child Protection arena', and will work with various stakeholders to ensure the needs of our children are being met.

As a member of the school leadership team, we are looking for an excellent Pastoral Mentor who:

• Will maintain the high standards of pastoral care that we pride ourselves on;


• Is approachable and can listen without judgement, whilst maintaining a professional curiosity;


• Is able to work closely with children, their families, school staff and other professionals to identify and address barriers to learning, behaviour and attendance;


• Can strategically monitor, analyse, report on and ultimately improve attendance;


• Shows commitment to the development of supportive relationships between home, school and outside agencies and is an effective communicator with all members of the school community;


• Is able to support the Senior/School Leadership Team and Inclusion Leader in providing pastoral care and support to children for their mental and physical welfare, encouraging positive attitudes and behaviour;


• Has high expectations of pupil achievement and pupil behaviour;


• Will be a pro-active member of our school team and contribute to the school's Christian Values and nurturing ethos.


In return, we offer you:

• Enthusiastic, happy and well-behaved children who are proud of their school and eager to learn;


• A supportive, highly motivated and committed team of staff;


• Opportunities to develop professionally, including any training required for the role;


• A positive Christian ethos with strong community links;


• Well-resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments;


• A Senior Leadership Team with a clear strategic vision, committed to raising standards within a supportive environment;


• The opportunity to make a positive difference.
  
  Salary: Grade 7, £26,608 - £29,813 per annum.


37 hours per week, term time plus two weeks working 40 weeks per year