The University of Kent Academies Trust are seeking to recruit an experienced, hardworking individual for the role of Pastoral Manager at Chatham Grammar to manage student welfare and behaviour and promote a sense of personal excellence in students.

Our new Pastoral Manager will need to be a confident, professional, and approachable communicator as they will be liaising with external and internal stakeholders, including staff, students, parent/carers, and the wider community. The successful applicant should have good time management skills, be able to meet deadlines and have a flexible approach to work as priorities could change at short notice.

The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down to earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations, and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat

Chatham Grammar offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds, and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers. It benefits from being part of the University of Kent Academies Trust and has a current Ofsted rating of Good. Chatham Grammar is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further information http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk/

HOW TO APPLY

Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification and you will use the application form to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role.

We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and therefore we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.

In order to follow social distancing guidance, visits to the Academy are not possible at this time, but we would be happy to arrange a discussion or video call with a member of our Senior Leadership Team to share our vision for this role with you. To arrange such a discussion, or for any other queries about the role, please email recruitment@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk

For further information, to download our application form or to send us your CV, please visit our website: http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk/

Deadline for applications: 12noon on Thursday 28 January 2021

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Purpose and Vision:

To build positive relationships with students and mentor them to develop positive behaviours that
can aid their learning.
To support teaching staff to maintain good order and discipline in subject areas.
Key Responsibilities
• Participate in developing and implementing the cross Academy Behaviour for Learning
policy.
• Ensure all areas within the Academy are peaceful and purposeful.
• Check student conformance to uniform and the Academy Code of Conduct.
• Keep daily log of incidents using database for diagnostic purposes.
• Attend incidents in subject areas and seek quick resolutions.
• Act as ‘cool-down’ zone, dealing with all issues using mediation and RJ techniques where
possible
• Participate in weekly review of students with AP Pastoral Care and VP to plan for referrals
to a wider group of professional services.
• Escort students to exclusions area with work.
• Counsel, coach and mentor students towards positive behaviour, rewarding as appropriate.
• Professionally liaise with parents/carers as required.
• Participate in training and development programme.
• Liaise between teachers, students and parents/carers to arrange detentions.
• Attend meetings where necessary.
• Induct new students into the academy, outlining Health & Safety requirements and Code of
Conduct.
• Pick up and escort students to detentions where required.
• Check student areas e.g. toilets - reporting graffiti or other issues to appropriate persons to
remedy the situation.
• Ensure evidenced reporting of students is kept and filed.
• Participate in cross Academy rota for supervision.
• To participate in whole staff performance management process.
• To adhere to professional and staff codes of conduct at all times.
• As an employee to comply with the duty, under the Health & Safety at Work Act of 1974
and other relevant legislation, to take reasonable care when carrying out work duties and
other activities, to avoid injury to oneself or to others, and to co-operate with the employer
and others in meeting statutory requirements.
• To ensure complete commitment and compliance with safeguarding policies and
procedures and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• To carry out any other duty as may reasonably be requested by the Principal or line
manager.