Pastoral Officer

Would you like to be part of a school confirmed as GOOD by Ofsted (April 2023)? Pupils are happy to attend this school. The school’s values include honesty, excellence, ambition, respect and teamwork. The school’s culture is rooted in these values. There are positive relationships between staff and pupils. Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these. Staff are proud to work at the school. They feel well supported by leaders in respect of workload, well-being and managing pupils’ behaviour. Staff value the professional development they receive. If so, the following opportunity could be right for you. We seek to appoint a Pastoral Officer (Assistant Head of Year/House) to join an established team who support students with their behaviour and attendance and, in particular, to support students to reflect on their behaviour before reintegrating them back into lessons. The ideal candidate will have a commanding presence, be firm, fair and consistent, and be able to relate to young people in a calm, supportive and positive manner. The successful candidate will find the school is a purposeful and supportive learning environment, with a strong team of staff who are highly committed to raising student achievement. Each Pastoral Officer is linked to a House and works alongside the House Lead to support and motivate students in their House. This is a permanent post. The hours of duty are 8.00am – 3.45pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 8.00am – 4.00pm Tuesday and Thursday, including an unpaid break of 30 minutes each day, term time plus training days. Everything we do at The Latimer Arts College is underpinned by our core values of HEART: Honesty – building open, trusting relationships with students, families and colleagues Excellence – striving for the very best outcomes for every student Achieve – supporting all students to realise their full potential, regardless of barriers Respect – valuing every individual and promoting a culture of inclusion and under