Pastoral Director Safeguarding Lead
The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8JXThis job expired on 25 April 2024
Job start date
27 August 2024
Closing date
25 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
28 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L 5 – L 9 (£60,285 - £66,492 pa)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have extensive experience of delivering high-quality educational provision and outcomes, ideally within the post-16 sector?
Do you have the highest expectations and aspirations for every student and staff member?
Are you passionate about the power of education to transform lives and build futures?
Are you able to win hearts and minds with your inspirational vision for excellence?
Do you have outstanding interpersonal, communication and leadership skills?
If you can answer yes to these five questions, we would love to hear from you.
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Director (Safeguarding) Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior leadership team at The Sixth Form College Farnborough.
You will be one of two Pastoral Directors, each of whom is responsible for leading the highest quality pastoral provision within the College and for the quality of advice, guidance, support and challenge provided to students by a team of Personal Tutors and their effectiveness in enabling and supporting students to achieve outcomes at their highest potential.
Each Pastoral Director also takes on a cross College leadership responsibility, and, under the strategic leadership of the Assistant Principal Pastoral Support, who is the College's Designated Safeguarding Lead, your cross College role will be to act as the College’s First Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. You will be the first point of contact for the College’s team of second deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads, leading and advising them, as well as Lead Tutors and Personal Tutors, on all aspects of safeguarding, making referrals to external agencies and managing the resulting safeguarding caseload.
If you are looking for a for a new challenge, the the chance to work within, and be instrumental in continuing to foster, a culture of the highest expectations and to work with a senior leadership and wider team that is absolutely passionate about, and committed to, this College and the young people that we serve, this is the role for you.
The Sixth Form College - A Centre of Excellence
Judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in September 2021, the College now has over 4,000 students enrolled on over 40 Level 3 courses. The College community continues to grow and a record number of applications were received for September 2024.
In recent years, academic outcomes have been well above the national average both in attainment and progress. Alps value added measures consistently put the College in at least the top 25% of providers nationally both at A level and for vocational courses.
As well as the pursuit of academic excellence, the College is renowned for its commitment to providing the highest possible standard of pastoral care. A team of highly experienced tutors provide group/one-to-one support and students also have access to an on-site counselling service. The College benefits from excellent facilities and educational resources and works closely with seventeen partner secondary schools to ensure students enjoy a smooth transition to College.
What the school offers its staff
The Prospect Trust
The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a founding member of The Prospect Trust. The Trust is a dynamic and ambitious multi-academy Trust on the Hampshire/Surrey border, providing outstanding education and support for almost 6,ooo learners through its family of local academies. The Trust has a relentless desire to improve the educational outcomes and lives of the young people in our local communities. The successful candidate will be expected to embrace the Trust’s values and play a key role in supporting its further growth and development.
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How to apply
If you believe that you have the required qualifications, experience, skills and personal attributes to deliver high performance within this role, we would welcome your application.
Candidates are encouraged to contact Kim Small (Executive Officer Assistant) on ksmall@farnborough.ac.uk, to raise any questions and arrange an informal discussion with Zoe Smallman/Matt Smith, prior to application.
Your completed application should evidence the requirements outlined within the job description and person specification.
Completed applications should be returned to recruitment@prospecttrust.org.uk, by 9.00am on Thursday 25th April 2024.
Interviews will be held during w/c 29th April 2024.
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Other information
The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to acting in line with the GDPR regulations; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.
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The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.
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About The Sixth Form College Farnborough
- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- team_hr@prospecttrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01252688227
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