Your career #EMATters! We are currently recruiting for a Pastoral Lead who will go above and beyond in supporting our pupils both inside and outside the classroom. We are an organisation that recognises and values its diverse workforce. Join us at EMAT to be part of a team that values innovation, inclusivity, and impact.
About EMAT
EMAT is an exciting, innovative, and growing organisation where we strive to do things differently, aligned with our core values and purpose: that every child deserves to be the best they can be. Our Trust was incorporated in July 2012 to establish, maintain, manage, and develop academies and free schools as world-class centres of excellence. We are a collaborative partnership that currently includes an all-through school in Northampton, a secondary school in Oundle, and five primary schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. By working for our Trust, you’ll be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as a range of employee benefits.
These include:
- Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
- Career and leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools.
- A confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- A corporate eye care plan.
- Flu jabs for all staff.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including an online GP.
- Access to an employee lifestyle savings platform.
- Generous family leave.
About the School
Stimpson Avenue is a friendly diverse school right in the heart of Northampton offering excellent learning and enrichment opportunities for pupils aged 4 to 11.
We currently have over 400 children on roll. The children engage fantastically in lessons and are proud of their school and their achievements. Our staff team is committed to their welfare and growth and provide a friendly welcome for new colleagues. The successful candidate will be committed to our values and encourage our hard-working, polite children to achieve and behave at the very highest levels, preparing them for transition into secondary school and beyond.
General Roles and Responsibilities:
• Establishing a positive rapport and respectful relationships with children, staff and families, and acting as a positive role model.
• Implementing and reviewing the strategy for the child and family provision within the school.
• Ensuring children’s safety, welfare and personal hygiene, promoting the school’s values and ethos.
• Performing the duties of a Designated Safeguarding Lead, attending meetings, making referrals and engaging families with the EHA process.
• Instigating positive mentoring relationships through appropriate and creative interventions
• Monitoring and recording the impact of the interventions that are implemented
• Liaising with the pastoral team to identify children who would most benefit from interventions or family support work
• Instigating positive mentoring relationships through appropriate and creative interventions
• Helping to identify and prioritise vulnerable children through information sharing
• Assisting with additional pastoral duties, such as playtimes, lunchtimes, Breakfast Club and after school nurture clubs.
For more information or an informal conversation, please contact hannah.fajemiyo@emat.uk
A Note for Recruitment Agencies
We have a team of internal recruiters, and we advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance, then we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.
EMAT reserves the right to withdraw this advert early if a suitable candidate is found.
EMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). References will be taken up before interviews are offered.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or age.
EMAT encourage a “Speak Up” culture where colleagues are encouraged to raise any concerns relating to risk or wrongdoing. You will be responsible for ensuring that colleagues are supported where necessary to raise concerns without blame or recrimination and should pro-actively raise concerns should they come to your attention.