Vice President Pastoral Female

Job description / Role

Contract length

2 years

Number of vacancies

1

Student level

All levels

Eligible candidates

University graduate, licensed teacher

School requirements

Education required: Bachelor

Minimum teaching experience: 15 years of teaching experience

Major: Psychology (or any related field to psychology in schools)

Required certificates

Teaching credential/license
Other certification

Work visa eligibility

United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon

Job benefits

1- Medical insurance
2- Tuition fees discount for kids

Job description

Safeguard learners by ensuring that all aspects of health and safety are adhered to in lessons and preparation areas. Care for our students and ensure a safe, stable, tolerant, compassionate and nurturing environment for innovation and growth.

Promote a positive profile of the school\u2019s vision and mission to all stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as key point of contact for all matters relating to student well-being.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of students and administration of the various systems and procedures relating to student welfare, well-being and safeguarding.
• Oversee and monitor the behaviour, learning and progress of students.
• Communicate the highest expectations of behaviour and consistently and effectively implement the school\u2019s behaviour management policy and procedures.

Leadership and management

• Provide leadership to the school and demonstrate high ethical standards to motivate and serve as a role model for students to achieve school goals.
• Design, develop, implement and review the pastoral care and access frameworks, in conjunction with the senior leadership team, heads of department/coordinators and teachers.
• Establish a culture of high performance and development in students.
• Take responsibility for the personal development, behaviour and welfare of students.
• Work with individual students who are at risk of exclusion or have attendance difficulties.
• Be fair and firm with students, demonstrating politeness and respectfulness in line with the school\u2019s vision and Islamic ethos, and address any student concerns through proper channels.

Teaching and learning

• Promote a prime focus on student learning.
• Liaise with the vice principal academics to ensure appropriate targeted intervention is applied to students from vulnerable groups and monitor and evaluate the success of this, ensuring they meet academic targets.
• Work closely and monitor students with behaviour support plans or pastoral support plans.
• Ensure learning and access opportunities for culturally diverse and mixed ability students, with a variety of learning needs and styles.
• Consult and involve key role players about decisions that affect them.
• Maintain open lines of communication with students, parents, staff members, management, and other relevant role players.
• Work alongside the vice principal academics to celebrate positive achievement within the school.
• Be the first point of contact on all matters relating to students and establish positive, professional relationships with parents/carers and outside agencies to promote the well-being of all students.
• Be aware of legislation and ministry procedures regarding student behaviour.
• Coordinate with the vice principal academics to facilitate small group work sessions, e.g., anger management, esteem building and conflict resolution.
• Support the behaviour and welfare of students by implementing the school\u2019s equal opportunities and anti-bullying policies.
• Support high standards of the school dress code of students.
• Liaise with the vice principal academics to ensure that students at risk of exclusion are guided towards appropriate curricular opportunities.
• Monitor, review and intervene to improve student punctuality, attendance and attitudes to learning.
• Create learning support plans and ensure regular contact with parents to follow up on issues or incidents.
• Provide learner information, advice and guidance on issues that present barriers to learning and well-being.

General administration

• Participate in school leadership and management group initiatives.
• Ensure the comprehensive records of SEN departments maintain records on individual students and groups of students, monitor their overall progress, report to and maintain regular contact with parents.
• Develop, complete or amend required documentation within portfolio responsibilities including but not limited to job descriptions, policies, newsletters, handbooks, performance appraisals, supervisory and advisory reports, operational reports for school principals, parent communication, staff development, student IEPs, activities and clubs.
• Manage the budget and resources of pastoral care and access, particularly ordering, maintenance, inventory, record keeping, storage and advice on resources and equipment.
• Coordinate student documentation for formal purposes, e.g., cover work for students on exclusions or illness.
• Investigate, record and report incidents.
• Attend pastoral meetings to discuss, plan and deliver work around vulnerable learners.
• Administer the school behaviour rewards and sanctions systems.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.