Head of Pastoral Position at La Garenne International School
La Garenne International School is seeking to appoint a Head of Pastoral. The Head of Pastoral will play a crucial role in ensuring a coherent, safe, and high-quality experience for students across the entire 24-hour school cycle, effectively bridging academic life, boarding, and co-curricular activities for students aged 4–18.
This role operates at the same leadership level as the Head of Primary & Middle School and Head of Secondary, reporting directly to the School Principal. The Head of Pastoral collaborates with these leaders to uphold the school’s mission through a consistent and integrated pastoral approach.
Providing strategic oversight, this position ensures alignment between academic, boarding, and co-curricular teams, fostering continuity of care across all aspects of school life, including evenings and weekends.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate effectively with the General Director, School Principal, Head of Primary & Middle, and Head of Secondary to ensure alignment across academic, pastoral, and boarding provisions.
- Lead the strategic development and implementation of whole-school pastoral systems, ensuring consistency across Primary, Middle, and High School.
- Act as one of the school’s Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) during key times, ensuring 24/7 coverage and compliance with Swiss and international safeguarding standards.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between academic staff, boarding teams, and co-curricular/activity coordinators.
- Oversee all boarding houses (Primary, Middle, and High School), ensuring a high-quality and consistent student experience.
- Support Heads of Section in managing complex pastoral and safeguarding cases, ensuring a coordinated whole-school approach.
- Develop evening, weekend, and co-curricular provisions in alignment with student wellbeing and development aims.
- Lead and contribute to staff training in safeguarding, pastoral care, and boarding practice.
- Build strong relationships with students, parents, and boarding families, ensuring clear and consistent communication regarding student wellbeing.
- Act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to whole-school strategy and development.
Organisation & Administration
- Oversee pastoral systems within school platforms (e.g., iSAMS), maintaining accurate records related to safeguarding, behaviour, and student wellbeing.
- Develop and monitor systems for tracking student wellbeing, behaviour, and engagement across all contexts.
- Ensure effective structures for daily and weekly communication between boarding and academic teams.
- Contribute to the planning and coordination of the school calendar, particularly in relation to boarding, activities, and student wellbeing initiatives.
- Support admissions processes where pastoral insight is required.
- Monitor the quality and consistency of boarding and co-curricular provision, identifying areas for development.
General Duties
- Uphold and promote the school’s mission statement and IB philosophy.
- Maintain a visible and active leadership presence across the school, including evenings, weekends, and school events.
- Support conflict resolution and mediation related to students and staff.
- Contribute to assemblies, student events, and wider school life.
- Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to support continuous school improvement.
- Make recommendations to enhance the overall student experience across academic, boarding, and co-curricular provisions.
Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered. Apply online using the form below.