Location
Austria | United Kingdom
Job description
We are happy to announce the professional opportunity within our Lumio Private School team for a dedicated and experienced school professional as a candidate for a Head of Pastoral Care.
About the School:
We are in the process of team building the teachers’ staff for a soon-to-be-opened LUMIO Private School in Paphos (Cyprus). The opening is planned for the autumn of 2024. The teaching language is English, and some of the teachers’ teams are Russian-speaking.
The Head of Pastoral Care reports directly to the Academic Director and will be responsible for:
- Taking responsibility for the pastoral care of all students.
- Overseeing child protection, safeguarding, welfare, and safety issues, including external referrals, academic complaints, and safeguarding training for new staff.
- Overseeing school discipline, conduct, rules, policies, and regulations, as well as keeping all relevant policies up-to-date and compliant.
- Supervising the school’s psychologist and the Special Education Needs (SEN) committee. Direct supervision of the Tutor's team function in school.
- Lead and manage the day-to-day communication with parents and students supervision through the Tutors’ Team. Liaising with parents and staff on concerns with individual students, attending parents’ meetings.
- Informing Tutors, the Deputy Director, and the Academic Director about issues with individual students; as well as of all rewards and sanctions that have been initiated by school policies.
- Chairing all pastoral and welfare meetings, taking minutes, and ensuring the correct information is shared with the relevant stakeholders.
- Having a significant role in the induction of new students.
- Ensuring that all staff and students are aware of the relevant Codes of Conduct and implementing any activities that enhance the school environment.
- Contributing to staff development policies: the provision of professional advice and support and the identification of training needs.
- Monitoring and evaluating students’ behavior and conduct throughout the school
- Leading by example as a teacher and as a manager, ensuring and achieving high standards of student behavior, discipline, and motivation.
- Supporting staff in the development and implementation of behavioral management and initiatives.
- Setting appropriate expectations for staff and students with standards of student behavior and conduct, establishing clear targets for improving and sustaining students’ behavior and welfare.
- Playing a full part in the life of the school by being involved with and supporting school events like sports/concerts/plays or other activities.
The successful candidate will have the following assets:
- Passionate about outstanding pastoral care;
- Having experience in such a post ( 3+ years), Master’s Degree in a related sphere (pedagogics, psychology, social sciences, etc);
- Preferably holding a valid First Aid Certificate, lifeguard or sports coaching qualification;
- Experience in counseling or mentoring young people;
- Clear communicator with proven organizational skills;
- Caring and confident personality;
- Resilient and solution-focused;
- Enthusiastic team player and leader with excellent work ethic.
We are offering:
● A unique opportunity to join the new international school opening project, as well as acquire advanced professional experience and unconventional tasks’ problem-solving skills in the team of professionals;
● An opportunity to influence the School’s policies with your skillset and personal counseling methods;
● A relocation package (incl. financial reimbursement of tickets / flat rent support/ migration process support/ children’s tuition discounts, etc.);
● Full legal support within the migration legalization process (with a 2-year work contract), also for the whole family if applicable;
● Salary is to be discussed with a successful candidate;
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