AddressPastoral Manager, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
About the Role
The Pastoral Manager’s role is to lead on pastoral care and wellbeing, including the line management of Mental Health Champions and any Learning Support Assistants who deliver pastoral care and wellbeing. The successful candidate will ensure the development of a safe learner environment including being a DSL and delivering on safeguarding policies and procedures.
You will ensure effective communication with parents, where appropriate, and create and maintain positive relationships which support the best interests of the young person, always encouraging and supporting vulnerable learners by raising their self-esteem, aspirations and outcomes. You will support the induction of learners and ensure that they are aware of the pastoral care and wellbeing support available.
You will deliver the Level 2 Health and Wellbeing course and work with the team of Pastoral Managers to create resources for the course and book external speakers where appropriate.
You will be responsible for the creation of displays in the centre on mental health and wellbeing, and the promotion of other events and activities in line with the Equality and Diversity Calendar.
You will support college attendance, retention and achievement strategies through the provision of wellbeing support to individual students and groups, working collaboratively with Course Leaders and Pathway Managers to monitor the attendance of all learners, including managing interventions of those deemed to be ‘At Risk’. You will deliver triage sessions to support new mental health and wellbeing cases and conduct assessments in order to prioritise learners by need. You’ll be the designated teacher for ‘looked after’ children and those transitioning to independent living, and lead on the Personal Education Plan in collaboration with the social worker.
You will be responsible for managing engagement with student counselling services, however, please note that counselling itself is not a requirement of this role and you will be able to maintain appropriate boundaries with learners, signposting them to the relevant support to meet their needs.
The experience & knowledge you will bring to the role:
You will have thorough FE knowledge: funding frameworks, curriculum and sector developments, and government policies and priorities. You will be experienced in managing staff and ‘At Risk’ learners and you will have in-depth knowledge of Safeguarding and Prevent statutory regulations. Excellent IT skills in the use of Microsoft Office or Google Suite is a must.
Your qualifications:
A degree or equivalent in a relevant subject is essential and a professional qualification in mental health is desirable.
We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusivity for all our employees and potential employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to creativity. We believe in the diversity of thought, as that's what helps us help our learners. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
What do we have on offer?
Salary: £25,766 - £28,202 per annum,
Wellbeing Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Doctorline GP Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Counselling and Cycle to Work.
Staff Discounts & Benefits: Access to a benefits platform which offers discounts at over 800 retailers!
Professional Development: We will support you through teacher training that is transferable throughout the Further Education Sector
Paid Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick pay
Contract Type: Permanent
About Access
Access Creative College is more than just a college; we are a hub for young creative entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of the creative industries. Access Creative College has been delivering creative education for over 30 years. Our course offerings are a diverse range of courses from Events, Esports, Computing, Games, Music, Media and Production.
Access Creative College reaches every corner of the country, with 25 campuses nationwide. These campuses include our Access Creative College sites, as well as dBs Institute, which was acquired in 2021 and Access Sport, which serves to inspire the next generation of sports coaches.
Working for Access Creative College puts our employees at the forefront of the development of future creative talent in an environment that allows innovation and entrepreneurialism in supportive and inclusive surroundings. Working within education but with a creative specialism creates a vibe within all of our locations that make Access Creative College a fun and vibrant place to work.
Access Creative College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
