Deputy Pastoral Manager

**As Deputy Pastoral Manager at Chilworth House Upper School, you’ll be instrumental in creating a setting where a young person in crisis can feel safe.**You’ll be part of a team helping to transform the lives of young people with SEN of primary and secondary ages - educating, inspiring, engaging and realising their potential.

That’s why we’re looking for someone who’s pretty unique. Our new Deputy Pastoral Manager will be committed to fulfilling the potential of each and every one of our Young People, no matter what their educational needs (including emotional and social difficulties,autistic spectrum conditions and speech and language communication difficulties), you share our belief that all young people are capable of achieving great things.

Chilworth House Upper School is a secondary co-educational day special school for pupils aged 11 - 18, for children and young people with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here atWitherslack Group. We are a leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties, complex learning needs and challenging behaviours. We have a reputationfor excellence and of achieving the highest possible outcomes. In short, we’re enhancing life opportunities.

**Reward**

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we want to reward you with a salary and benefits package that’s among the best in our sector. You’ll receive a competitive salary, contributory pension (matched up to 5%), Life Insurancebased on two times your annual base salary and comprehensive induction and ongoing training, as well as extensive Group staff benefits such as Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance and Cycle to Work Scheme. Witherslack conducts DBS Enhanced checks and coversthe costs for all new employees.

**Holidays**: 35 days a year with school holidays accrued from working 42.6 hours rather than 37.

For further information please contact Nicola Coates - Senior Administrator on.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document.