Executive/Sr.Executive, Pastoral Care

JOB PURPOSE

The role holder is responsible for:

• Pastoral Wellbeing: Supporting and executing the school's pastoral care and student wellbeing framework, fostering a safe, inclusive, supportive, and nurturing learning environment for all students at GIIS.
• Academic & Operational Coordination: Implementing effective pastoral care practices, assisting the academic team in managing day-to-day student matters, promoting positive behavior, and ensuring safeguarding and student welfare procedures are consistently maintained across Primary and Secondary schools.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Functional Competencies

Subject Knowledge& Methodological Competence (Pastoral & Student Wellbeing)

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the school's pastoral care and student wellbeing framework across Primary and Secondary School.
• Work with students to promote positive attitudes, self-discipline, mutual respect, accountability, and proper regard for authority in line with the school's Expectations of Conduct.
• Identify students requiring additional pastoral support to coordinate timely multi-disciplinary interventions.
• Establish systems to monitor student wellbeing, engagement, attendance, behavior, progress, and student transitions between grades and curriculum stages.
• Coordinate counseling, learning support, child protection/safeguarding, and positive school culture initiatives.
• Support the Academic Team and colleagues in matters of student discipline, managing day-to-day student issues, escalated behavioral concerns, and restorative practices.
• Implement clear systems of rewards, consequences, preventive programs, and tracking student behavior.
• Keep the Principal informed of students' behavior, achievement, pastoral care effectiveness, and emerging concerns.
• Arrange support, professional development, and guidance for colleagues in classroom management, positive discipline, and student wellbeing.
• Liaise with the Physical Education department for physical wellbeing and integrate social-emotional learning into student development.

2. Organizational Competence

• Oversee the implementation of pastoral programs.
• Maintain appropriate records of pastoral interventions, behavioral incidents, and student support plans while adhering to Singapore safeguarding regulations.
• Attend and support events, workshops, and activities conducted in school.

3. Reflection and Development

• Reflect regularly on the development of personal and professional capabilities.
• Evaluate pastoral program effectiveness through student feedback, participation, and wellbeing indicators.

4. Interaction & Interpersonal Competence

• Collaborate with teachers, form tutors, learning support teams, and academic leadership to share best practices and ensure coordinated student support.
• Initiate and respond to communications with parents, ensuring they are fully informed on pastoral issues, student progress, concerns, and whole-school celebrations.
• Create an atmosphere of trust by dealing with students in an open, positive, and empathetic way, promoting mental health awareness, resilience, and positive coping strategies.

Child Protection Responsibilities:

• Ensure the emotional and physical safety of students under care.
• Maintain awareness of safeguarding and child protection protocols.
• Promptly report concerns related to student safety, welfare, or well-being to the appropriate authorities within the school.
• Maintain confidentiality while acting in the best interests of the child at all times.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate degree in Education, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related discipline. A Master's degree or Postgraduate qualification in Counseling, or Psychology is preferred.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is required, as the role holder must directly counsel and communicate with parents and students who primarily communicate in Mandarin on student welfare and pastoral matters.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in pastoral care, student support or a related field.
• Prior experience in an international school environment (familiarity with CBSE, IB, or Cambridge curricula) is preferred.

Working Schedule:

5.5 days

On-site