Pastoral Support Manager

Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Pastoral Support Manager at our Chichester campus. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £37,367 - £40,839 per annum.

The Pastoral Support Manager role:

Are you looking for the perfect progression opportunity which will be the start of the next step in your education and Pastoral Support career? Our Pastoral Support Manager is the role for you.

Chichester College is recruiting for a Pastoral Support Manager to lead, manage and develop the student support functions within the parameters set by the Group Management Team and the Student Support Directors.

As our Pastoral Support Manager, you will also be responsible for the day-to-day running and management of the tutorial and careers provisions for both students and all team members. You will also be required to support personal development, behaviour and attitudes implementation across the campus along with supporting the Directors drive forward quality of support across the group.

Key Responsibilities of ourPastoral Support Manager:

• Managing staff, finances, management information and resources within the Student Support area in accordance with Group/College policies, procedures and regulations.
• Ensuring the development of the service levels, policies and procedures of all the areas listed above to deliver a high quality, customer focused and value for money support for the College.
• Ensuring attendance, retention and achievement is a key focus for pastoral teams and appropriate monitoring and actions to support excellent attendance and retention are in place.
• Ensuring that quality standards are maintained and that targets are set, reviewed, monitored and achieved.
• Ensuring that student needs are met in a responsive way in line with the concept of inclusive learning.
• Ensuring in the broadest sense that the provision continues to respond effectively to the identified and changing learning needs of both existing and potential students.
• Acting as an advocate for the Student Voice to ensure that provision supports the learning, pastoral and personal care of students.
• Developing and maintaining appropriate relationships, both internally and externally.

Our ideal Pastoral Support Manager should have the below skills and experience:

• Educated to A level standard (or equivalent)
• Experience working in Further Education with direct student contact
• Experience Co-ordinating motivating and leading a team
• Further Education curriculum and progression routes
• The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately at all levels with staff and students both written and verbal

Closing date for applications: 17th June 2024

The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.

We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses

If you would like to learn more about our Pastoral Support Manager role, then please click ‘apply’ today!

All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks.