Pastoral Lead

7 months ago

Lancashire, United Kingdom Aurora Brambles School Full time

**Pastoral Lead, Aurora Brambles**

**Contract Type**: Term Time Only, Permanent

**Hours**: 40 hours per week, Mon - Fri

**Salary**: £13.14 - £14.34 p/hr depending on experience

**Location**:Leyland, nr Preston, Lancashire

**The Aurora Group**

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. Aurora Brambles School is an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).

The main purpose of the role:
As our Pastoral Lead, you will deliver a high quality level of care and support to our pupils by leading on attendance, behavioural, pastoral and welfare issues. In addition to this, you will also be the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the school, in line with the regulatory and statutory obligations that this role requires.

**Key Duties**:

- To be friendly, helpful and welcoming to parents and others visiting or making contact with the school.
- To provide a good role model for students.
- To develop a positive relationship with pupils, which is professional, firm, fair, caring and friendly.
- To promote positive behaviour by ensuring pupils are rewarded, undertaking investigations into reported misbehaviour/incidents and ensuring that any sanctions that are implement sanctions are fair and in line with school policy
- Promote an anti-bullying culture, contributing to the recording, investigation and monitoring of bullying if it should occur.
- To develop positive relationships with parents, liaising with parents regarding disciplinary/health/welfare issues
- To deliver 1:1 and small groups sessions as part of the interdependence curriculum, supporting pupils to develop key skills such independence, resilience and team working
- To support the Leadership Team in co-ordinating and reporting on additional support for pupils

**Skills and Qualifications**:
**Knowledge, Experience and behaviours**:

- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in working with children with SEMH and SEND
- A proven track record of effective target setting, monitoring progress and writing reports in relation to young people and presenting these to Senior Leaders and external partner agencies
- Proven record of communicating effectively with parents
- Ability to work under pressure, handle a variety of situations and self-manage time
- Ability to identify and de-escalate emotional and behavioural issues
- Good IT skills
- Knowledge and personal experience of special needs, disabilities, behaviour management and associated issues

**Benefits and Additional Information**:
**Benefits**:

- Life assurance
- Pension plan
- Perkbox - discounts off hundreds of high street retailers and restaurants
- Health cash back plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Employee assistance program
- Training and Development

**How to apply**:
**The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.**

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