Pastoral & Welfare Lead

Current Base - QUEST - UCS, BOLTON
Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible
Hours: Full time (37 hours) Term time plus 4 week

**Pastoral & Welfare Lead**

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**QUEST is a values-led organisation comprising of Christian,**

**and community Primary Schools, and a Secondary School with UTC provision. All staff are expected to support the Trust’s ethos and our ‘Spirit of Purpose’.**

**Job purpose**:
To be the operational Safeguarding Lead for the school, a trained Designated Safeguarding Lead and work closely and report to the Senior Leadership Team of the school.

To lead on, and manage, the development of the whole school pastoral care, guidance and support plan in order to achieve the school’s mission of excellence and ensure the continuous progress and development of students.

To provide a comprehensive coverage of daily operations including welfare, safety and oversight of pastoral care including punctuality, attendance, behaviour and achievement.

To offer support to students for the mental and physical welfare, encouraging positive attitudes and behaviour around the school.

As Pastoral and Welfare Lead you will play a vital role in the running of systems that provide care, behavioural, social and emotional support for students.

As an employee of Quest, staff maybe required to work at any school within the Trust.

**Reporting to**:
Director of Education/Principal/Senior Leadership Team

**Liaising with**:
Principal, Senior Leadership Team, other members of staff - teaching and support staff, LA, parent/carers

**Grade of post**:
QUEST GRADE F/G _(Salary scale to qualifications and experience)_
Disclosure level:
Enhanced

**Professional Responsibilities**

**School Ethos**

Work with colleagues in creating, inspiring and promoting excellence at all levels.

Uphold the culture and ethos of the Trust, ensuring school environments for teaching and learning that empower both staff and children to achieve their highest potential and be their best selves.

Attend and participate in events intrinsic to the daily life of the schools and Trust, celebrating success at every opportunity.

Actively support the Trust’s policies relating to equality and diversity, inclusion and safeguarding, health and well-being, confidentiality and social networking.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To oversee the school pastoral care function in order to achieve the aims and objectives which are relevant to the needs of the school and students.
- To develop and implement appropriate strategies for the pastoral care function within the school and to contribute to the whole school development plan and improvement strategies and processes.
- To be responsible for the management, operation and deployment of the pastoral support team.
- To lead on the development and implementation of relevant school policies and procedures in relation the pastoral care function.
- To ensure the highest professional standards are maintained within the Pastoral Support Team in communication with parents and outside agencies.
- To work with other members of the Extended Leadership Team to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans for the pastoral area.
- To be responsible for the monitoring, analysis, implementation and evaluation of appropriate strategies for all aspects of student pastoral care and behaviour and attendance
- Responsible for attendance and analysis
- Communicate the Trust and school vision compellingly and support leadership with pastoral, behaviour and attendance
- Build positive relationships with all members of the school community, showing positive attitudes to them
- To take a strategic lead in areas regarding community relations
- To mentor and supervise students when required, including social times
- To contribute to the development of effective links with partner schools, businesses and the community attending where necessary liaison events in school, partner schools and the wider community and communicate effectively with them
- To develop, implement and maintain appropriate information and recording systems to provide management reports as required
- To ensure that the principles of care, guidance and support are there to impact on pupil/student attainment
- Implement school Care and Guidance procedures and to ensure adherence to those as delegated by the Principal
- Communicate as appropriate, with the parents of students and with persons or bodies outside the school concerned with the welfare of individual students, after consultation with the appropriate staff
- Encourage a culture of listening to children among all staff, ensuring that children’s/young people’s feelings are heard where the school puts measures in place to protect them
- To accompany teaching staff and pupils/students on visits, trips and out of school activities and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher as may be reasonably directed

**Safeguarding**
- To be the first point of c