We have a vacancy for a Pastoral Leader to join our team at The Beacon School.
Your Opportunity
At The Beacon School, we are passionate that the right pastoral care can have significant impact on the outcomes students can achieve. We have an opportunity for someone who puts pastoral care at the heart of their work in education, to join our excellent pastoral team. We are looking for a pastoral leader, to provide support and guidance to students in identified key stages to help them overcome social, emotional and behavioural problems and safeguarding concerns, which act as barriers to learning. Senior Learning Mentors provide a complementary, supportive service, coordinating support with teaching and pastoral staff. Through supportive and encouraging learning relationships with students, Senior Learning Mentors help students overcome barriers to learning, enabling them to reach their full potential, for two year groups.
What We Are Looking For
Experience of supporting students to promote positive behaviour for learning
The ability to support students with physical and emotional needs
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to stay calm and confident in emergency situations
An individual who is able to work independently, demonstrating initiative
About The Beacon School
The Beacon School is part of the thriving GLF Schools Multi-Academy Trust. We proudly serve our local community, our core purpose is to strive for exceptional student progress and well-being. Our teaching staff are well-supported in developing an outstanding curriculum alongside a broad range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
● A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
● Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
● 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
● We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
● Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
● Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension Scheme
● Flexible working options
● Generous holiday allowance
● Work life and family friendly policies
● Employee wellbeing initiatives
● Access to a staff benefits portal
● Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Start Date: 1 January 2025
Pay Scale: Specialist FTE / Actual
Contract type: Full Time / Permanent / term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)
Salary: Specialist rate point 1 to 16 (£24,982 to £28,604 FTE) / (£22,594 to £25,869)
Closing Date: 12 midnight on 1 December 2024
Interview date: 1 week after the closing date
Contact: For an informal discussion about the post, please contact James Grant Duff, Head of School.
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.
We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.
