Pastoral Care Coordinator

Pastoral Care Coordinator

An inspiring opportunity to take your career to the next level and help shape the lives of our most vulnerable young people.

Salary: £25,740 to £28,860 per annum

Location: TCES Create Learning Primary, Barking

Contract: Term Time Only

We are seeking a pastoral and family support specialist for our growing primary specific provision. You will hold a specific complex caseload to coordinate and complete multi-disciplinary assessments, undertake family work and oversee induction of new pupils. The provision caters for Key Stage 2 pupils with complex needs who require an intensive nurturing and therapeutic approach to enable them to access the curriculum.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the TCES Inclusion Model (group work, focused assemblies, nurture and relationship mentoring) to facilitate a cohesive, nurturing and productive learning environment for our youngest pupils.

The Complete Education Solution (TCES)

TCES is an independent social enterprise, providing specialist therapeutic education in London, supporting exceptional neurodiverse children and young people aged 7 to 19 who have special educational needs and disabilities typically associated with autism, social emotional and mental health needs and associated disorders. Most of them will have experienced multiple placement breakdowns and significant trauma, often resulting in behaviour that challenges. On average pupils will have been excluded from other provisions up to three times before reaching us and had significant periods out of education.

TCES pupils learn at one of our two schools, Create Service or within our Home Learning service; Create Learning and Create Learning Primary support our most complex and vulnerable pupils, with TCES East London and TCES North West London supporting those who are able to access learning within a school environment. When they are ready, we aim for pupils to step down from Create into one of our main schools.

TCES Create Learning Primary is our first Primary Nurture site where education focuses on the developmental milestones and a holistic curriculum. We provide a happy, safe and secure learning environment where pupils grow in independence, form positive relationships and feel valued and respected. Through the nurture approach, pupils will improve their cognitive functioning and ability to learn through better emotional regulation.

Essential requirements to be successful in the role are:

• Experience of supporting neurodiverse children with SEND, including Autism (ASD / ASC) and/or Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), and an understanding of potential implications for communication, learning and behaviour patterns, especially in Junior school pupils.
• Able to act as a positive role model, providing nurturing approach, building key relationships with pupils and their families.
• Exposure to using therapeutic education principles to provide a holistic approach to learning.
• Resilient and hard worker with a never give up attitude.
• Ability to empower young people and their families to build self-confidence, develop emotional intelligence and find their interests to pursue.

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary and terms and conditions, school holidays and consistent monthly pay.
• An opportunity to make a real difference and join a leading provider of specialist education, directly contributing towards positive outcomes for pupils with SEMH and ASC.
• Excellent CPD opportunities with all staff provided an individual Learning & Development Plan to support career development, including education qualifications at all levels (QTS / QTLS / NPQs) and options to take progressive Ofqual registered Level 3 – 5 qualifications in Therapeutic Education.
• Comprehensive induction process, including all pupil-facing staff supported in receiving the Level 3 Award in Therapeutic Education and Group Process.
• Regular half termly staff wellbeing days.
• A range of employee support and wellbeing benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), counselling and contributions towards medical costs and an exclusive rewards platform.

Closing date 26 February 2023

To apply

Please complete an online application or visit www.tces.org.uk/vacancies for more information

TCES is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to all relevant checks such as references, medical clearance and a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.