Pastoral Lead - Oakridge School

Overview

Are you passionate about children's wellbeing? Do you care about the mental health of children?

At Oakridge School, we are looking for a Pastoral Lead who can lead the school's pastoral care.

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2 (3 for suitable experience)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 8:30-3:30

Closing date: 22/04/2024 14:00

Interviews to be held: Tuesday 30th April

About us

Oakridge is a diverse two form entry school in the heart of High Wycombe.
At Oakridge we value the wellbeing and mental health of our pupils and staff. We believe that this comes first, before academic attainment. Our children are amazing.

They are kind, respectful and enjoy school. However some need extra emotional, nurture and wellbeing support

Website: https://www.oakridgehighwycombe.co.uk/

About the role

This is a rewarding role working with children who really need our support. You will be supporting individuals and small groups. These may include children who are Young carers; Year 1 children who are finding transition from reception challenging; children who find self-regulation challenging and children who may face challenges at home. You will have your own bespoke room to do this in and will work very closely with our excellent family and Welfare Officer as well as our Assistant Head for Inclusion.

About you

We are looking for someone who has tenacity, resilience and drive. We are looking for someone who is caring, empathetic and wants to make a difference to children's lives.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 520341
Email: office@oakridge.bucks.sch.uk

Oakridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure. We will carry out social media checks prior to appointment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.