Elementary Pastoral leader

Description

• Monitoring student behavior attendance and overall conduct and intervening when concerns arise.
• Support staff in the consistent implementation of behavior expectations and restorative practices.
• Champion a whole-KG1-G5 approach to wellbeing promoting a culture of care respect and belonging.
• Align pastoral initiatives with the schools mission values and strategic goals.
• Act as a key liaison between students staff and families in matters related to student welfare and conduct. Contribute to policy development in areas related to pastoral care safeguarding and student conduct.
• Collaborating with teachers counselors and leadership to support student development and respond to behavioral incidents with restorative approaches and in alignment with school policies.
• Communicating with families regarding student wellbeing behavior and support plans.
• Plan and lead parent meetings on student behavior management and wellbeing topics.
• Leading initiatives that foster a respectful inclusive and nurturing learning environment.
• Participates in collaborates and contributes to ISP audits KHDA DSIB SEF and NEASC.

• Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the school ensuring all safeguarding policies are implemented and followed.
• Maintain accurate safeguarding records and manage the schools reporting and monitoring systems.
• Deliver safeguarding training and awareness sessions for staff students and parents.
• Liaise with external agencies when necessary to ensure the safety and protection of students.
• Conduct regular reviews of school safeguarding procedures and contribute to whole-school audits and compliance.
• Be part of all team around the child (TAC) meetings.

• In collaboration with the elementary guidance counsellor design implement and manage student wellbeing surveys.
• Analyze wellbeing and data to identify trends strengths and areas for development.
• Facilitate student and parent feedback opportunities including forums and voice initiatives.
• Share data insights with relevant stakeholders and use findings to inform and adjust pastoral programming.
• Monitor impact of wellbeing interventions and support services using data to guide future planning.

• Contribute toward planning and delivery of Morning Meetings and wellbeing lessons to ensure alignment with school values and pastoral themes.
• Collaborate with teachers to provide guidance resources and consistent messaging for these sessions.
• Conduct regular observations and provide feedback to ensure effective implementation.
• Support professional development for staff on social-emotional learning and pastoral practices.
• Gather feedback from students and teachers to evaluate and refine the effectiveness of the programs.

• Lead and oversee the Student Council ensuring meaningful student participation and leadership opportunities.
• Support students in planning and leading initiatives that promote school spirit community and student wellbeing.
• Facilitate platforms for student voice and feedback ensuring it is incorporated into school improvement planning.
• Encourage student agency through leadership roles in events assemblies and peer support programs.

• Part of the planning and coordination of key events and competitions as related to the school.
• Plan and lead student-focused events that celebrate diversity character and community values.
• Organize and deliver weekly assemblies that align with the schools pastoral themes calendar events and values.
• Collaborate with teachers and students to ensure assemblies are engaging inclusive and purposeful.
• Coordinate with staff to ensure events are well-managed communicated and support the schools pastoral and cultural goals.

• Contribute and support the planning organization and implementation of the schools co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.
• Once SLT has approved the offerings liaise with the registrar to seek KHDA approval of offerings.
• Ensure a diverse and balanced range of activities that support student interests talents wellbeing and holistic development.
• Collaborate with staff to schedule staff and promote clubs sports arts and leadership opportunities.
• Monitor student participation and engagement identifying opportunities to increase access and involvement.

• Develops wellbeing action plans in collaboration with team members.
• Serves as a representative on school Improvement committees.
• Contribute to the school improvement plan and the regular updating of the Self-Evaluation Framework (SEF) including the collection and updating of evidence.

• Display Environment Checks
• Wellbeing planning checks
• Data Talk meetings on topics and issues of wellbeing

• Create a climate of high-quality professional dialogue constantly striving for improvement and sharing of best practice between teachers from different subject areas to enrich and enhance the learning process.
• Encourage involvement with relevant professional development and conduct PD as needed.
• Represent NIS at any PD as determined appropriate by the Principal or Head of Elementary.
• Drawing on recent and relevant pedagogical research and contributing to the professional learning of colleagues through modeling and sharing best practice.
• Plan and deliver parent workshops on relevant wellbeing and safeguarding topics.

• These KPIs will be set in collaboration with the individual taking on this role.
• This is a working document which will be updated as and when appropriate.
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
• Employees will be required to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
• Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.
• The school will endeavor to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
• This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with you may be changed by the principal to reflect or anticipate changes in the job.

• Analytical skills to examine student test data and make recommendations for improvement in curriculum and teaching this includes data analysis and the use of data management systems
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (spoken and written) to establish effective working relationships with teachers parents and the school
• Creativity able to think of new ways to engage students teachers and parents.
• Leadership skills to coach teachers on effective instructional strategies including the use of technology.
• Proven leadership and management skills in high performing academic organizations.
• Excellent organizational skills and a proven record of setting up quality teaching and learning programs.
• Maturity honesty integrity and compassion.
• Dedicated productive-working with high energy and drive.
• Strong influencing negotiation persuasive and collaborative management and leadership skills.

• Collaborative team player inspirational speaker empathetic listener
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Strategic thinker able to convert vision into action
• Internationally minded emotional intelligence
• Intercultural awareness creative persuasive
• Flexible and capable of managing growth and instilling high standards