Job Summary:
The Assistant Director of Pastoral Care’s primary role is to support pastoral teams to provide a positive, secure and happy environment for the school community where each student can thrive and flourish. They will report to the Director of Pastoral Care, Designated Safeguarding Lead, and will have specific responsibility for coordinating the school wide PSHEE and RSE programs across the school, developing the content for the Upper School PSHEE and RSE programs and teaching these subjects in this age range and serving as the whole school Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Upper School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Main Responsibilities:
Whole School PSHEE/RSE Coordinator and Upper School PSHEE/RSE Course Lead and Teacher
● Ensure that the PSHEE and RSE policies and associated curriculums are compliant, understood and followed;
● Liaise with the School’s Online Safety Coordinator to ensure that digital citizenship is taught throughout the School;
● Coordinate ongoing professional development training for teachers in the areas of PSHEE and RSE;
● Ensure that PSHEE, RSE and SMSC are interlinked and applied in the ethos of the School and through the PSHEE curriculum;
● Forge links with academic departments to ensure that PSHEE and where appropriate RSE is promoted and supported through the academic curriculum;
● Develop and promote links with addressing safeguarding issues in the School;
● To support, assist in the development of and monitoring of the PSHEE/RSE program across the School;
● Take specific responsibility for the curriculum content and planning of the Upper School PSHEE/RSE programs;
● Teach 2 PSHEE/RSE lessons per week in the Upper School Whole School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Upper School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
● Refer to Annex A.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
● To know the identity of the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy;
● Proactively be alert to indicators of potential safeguarding issues and report these immediately in accordance with the School’s procedure;
● Be aware of the School’s Safeguarding Policy and to follow its requirements;
● Attend training relating to Safeguarding of Children;
● Engage in safe practice and professional conduct to safeguard children to mitigate against the potential for misunderstandings or situations being misconstrued; and
● Create safe and secure learning environments.
The school is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employee.
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How to apply:
For further details regarding this post please contact Jason Tait, Director of Pastoral Care – jtait@tasisengland.org
CVs along with supporting statements outlining skills and experience relevant to this position, should be sent to Jason Tait, Director of Pastoral Care at jtait@tasisengland.org by 5 pm on Friday, June 2 2023.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, early applications are advised.
Please note you must be available to start on the 9th August 2023.
