Job Title
Senior Teacher - Strategic Lead for Pastoral Intervention and Wellbeing - 5 Teaching Allowances
Reports to
Principal
Generic Tasks and Responsibilities
* School improvement and Quality Assurance
* Contribute to whole school leadership and management
* Contribute to School Development Planning
* Deputise for Deputy Principal when required
* Supervise and maintain high standards of behaviour throughout the school
* Line manage staff
* Liaise with Principal in the event of a critical incident
* Assist with whole school assemblies
* Plan, prepare and teach lessons
* Undertake other duties at the Principal’s discretion (to cover the duties of a post holder who is absent)
Preventative Pastoral Care
* Create, implement, monitor and review strategy for whole school preventative pastoral care and pupil wellbeing
* Analyse PASS data to identify issues and support required for individual pupils and groups of pupils
* Liaise with external organisations to provide targeted workshops / presentations for pupils
* Liaise with EA to implement, monitor and review whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing – Being Well Doing Well
* Oversee preventative curriculum and RSE
Bullying
* Create, implement, monitor and review whole school strategy for promoting anti bullying
* Coordinate recruitment and training for anti bullying ambassadors
* Oversee and support staff in the completion of Bullying Concern Forms
* Support decision making for bullying threshold
Staff Health and Wellbeing
* Create, implement, monitor and review whole school strategy for promoting staff Health and Wellbeing
* Coordinate training for staff health and wellbeing
Parental Engagement
* Create, implement, monitor and review strategy for parental engagement
* Implement biannual parent survey
* Create health and wellbeing information for parents
* Chair PTFA meetings and plan termly events
* Coordinate parental support
Gender Identity Support Plans
* Create, implement, monitor and review pupil support plan
Safeguarding and Child Protection
* Safeguarding Officer
* Attend multi‑agency meetings – LAC reviews / case conferences
* Complete referral forms to external agencies
* Carry out safeguarding risk assessments
Pupil Voice
* Oversee student council and raise issues at SLT
* Coordinate pupil focus groups and raise issues at SLT
House System
* Oversee coordination of house system
Staff Responsibility
* 2 x Counsellors
* Coordinator for Student Council and House System
* Coordinator for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Staff room committee
BoG Committees
* Pastoral Care, Safeguarding and Behaviour
* Staff Health, Wellbeing and Attendance
Policies
* Pupil Health & Well Being policy
* Staff Health and Wellbeing policy
* Anti‑Bullying policy
* Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy
* RSE Policy
Essential Criteria
* Qualifications / Professional Membership: Hold at the time of application a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant‑aided schools in Northern Ireland.
* Experience: Minimum of 7 years post‑qualification teaching experience in post‑primary education, and/or equivalent experience within an affiliated educational body in the last 12 years; currently hold or have held for a minimum of 3 years within the last 8 years a leadership post at a minimum level of Head of Year or Head of Department, including line management of staff; demonstrable experience of leadership that has led to measurable school improvement; demonstrable evidence of ongoing teacher professional learning of self and of delivering such learning to others.
* Other: Be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) before taking up the post.
Additional Essential Criteria (Interview)
* Knowledge: The Northern Ireland Post Primary Curriculum and current policies and procedures; current educational developments and the ability to evaluate and respond to new challenges and manage change effectively; effective classroom pedagogy; effective data management; effective organisational management; safeguarding and child protection policy/practice; Post‑Primary Preventive Curriculum.
* Skills / Abilities: Lead, motivate, manage, challenge and enthuse others; create an ethos and articulate vision; develop good relationships at all levels; lead strategically; promote, achieve, monitor and evaluate high standards of teaching, learning and achievement; develop effective partnerships; communicate effectively; organise and prioritise workload; deal with staffing matters; manage time.
* Personal Qualities: Vision; sound value system; enthusiasm and motivation; assertiveness and confidence; a caring child‑centred approach; integrity; advocacy and empathy; discretion; ability to cope under pressure; tact and diplomacy; decisiveness; adaptability.
Desirable Criteria
* Demonstrable experience of leadership in a pastoral role, including monitoring and evaluation, resulting in measurable school improvement.
* Demonstrable experience of working with external agencies in a pastoral capacity.
* Ability to teach subjects currently offered at Laurelhill Community College.
Disclosure of Criminal Background
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 defines working directly with children or young people or in specified places as ‘regulated activity’. In the event that you are recommended for appointment to a post that involves ‘regulated activity’, the Education Authority will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background. Please note that you will be expected to meet the cost of an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate. Details of how to make payment will be sent to you at the pre‑employment stage. Further information can be accessed at NI Direct or the Department of Justice.
Equal Opportunities Statement
The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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