Assistant Manager of Pastoral - Chafford Hundred, United Kingdom - Harris Federation

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We are looking for an Assistant Pastoral Manager to support staff and students at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, promoting a safe environment with excellent levels of behaviour so everyone is entitled to learn.

To overcome barriers to learning using arange of techniques, including pupil counselling, focusing on the academic, social and emotional wellbeing of the pupils.


About Us
Discover your potential and help us transform children's lives together


We're not your average school - we provide our children with an education that combines academic success with good character building to give them the best chance to flourish when they leave us.

We are a school for the future, and it all starts with ourtalented and dedicated team.

We are committed to being the best that we can be. 140 people come to work each day and deliver a wonderful experience for our students.

We want to sustain a long-term career in education; we believe in working hard but taking care of one another, and havinga flexible approach to work, all while enjoying the rewards of watching our students thrive.


Whether you're a teacher, leader, or support staff member, we're all one team with a shared purpose, and shared values.

We're curious to improve; not because we're not good enough but because we know we can be even better. We want to give you opportunitiesto grow and succeed, so we offer development at all levels.

Whether that be supporting you through your degree or helping you to secure your first leadership opportunity, we can make it happen.

We're proud to be part of the Harris Federation, the most successful large multi-academy trust in the country. And with our growing presence in the East Quadrant, where we are expanding in Thurrock and beyond, there's never been a better time to join us


Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

  • To assist in contributing to the development of the School Behaviour Policy.
  • To assist in monitoring the academic, social and emotional well being of pupils within a year group.
  • To liaise with parents and outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate.
  • Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the School policy.
  • Promote positive value, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing with conflicts and incidents.
  • Manage pupils who are showing socially unacceptable or challenging behaviour under the direction of guidelines in operation at the school.
  • Establishing productive working relationships with pupils using methods to encourage pupil engagement and participation in activities.
  • Maintain daily contact with assigned pupils to support, assist and enable them to meet the targets set and develop the attitude and skills to meet targets with less support.
  • Work in partnership with other practitioners to deliver effective interventions and support for children and families.
  • To encourage pupils to develop social and independence skills whilst providing support when it is needed.
  • Report pupil and school issues in line with the School's policies for health and safety, child protection, behaviour management etc.
  • Attend parent consultation evenings, meetings and training sessions as required.
  • Be involved in extra curricular activities e.g. open days, presentation evenings.
  • To assist in contributing to the development of the School Behaviour Policy.
  • To assist in monitoring the academic, social and emotional well being of pupils within a year group.
  • To liaise with parents and outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate.
  • Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the School policy.
  • Promote positive value, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing with conflicts and incidents.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Good level of education
  • Good communication skills verbal and nonverbal
  • Keeping a clean, tidy, well ordered environment
  • Working in a busy school environment
  • Working within a team
  • Working with children and young adults
  • Managing conflict

Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success.

We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre.

We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide rangeof top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan includingaccess to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits.

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