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Role Description
Dean of Pastoral Care – Junior School


Reports to: Head of Junior School
Teaching Load: 0.4


Leadership


The Dean of Pastoral Care contributes to the leadership of the Junior School in all areas – academically,
pastorally, cocurricularly and spiritually. This includes attending staff prayer meetings, publicly praying and
modelling a Christian lifestyle.

The Dean of Pastoral Care attends formal school functions in a leadership capacity and attends informal
school functions as often as possible. Attendance at functions is determined in consultation with the Head of
Junior School.

Responsibilities
The Dean of Pastoral Care:

• Leads the implementation of academic care and wellbeing approaches, consistent with the Christian

ethos of the School

• Remains abreast of current research in pastoral care

• Provides rigorous professional learning to staff on pastoral issues

• Develops and facilitates a social skills program

• Ensures that serious pastoral issues are brought to the attention of the Head of the Junior School

• Supports Year Coordinators with managing and investigating pastoral and discipline concerns in

relevant year groups, which may include parent meetings and communication

• Works collegially with the Learning Support Coordinator and School Counsellor to provide ongoing

support to students with additional needs, both within and beyond the classroom

• Collects data for the NCCD, as required

• Uses data to respond to student needs

• Manages the orientation of new students and the progression of Year 6 students to the Senior School

• Organises the pastoral handover of students annually

• Organises the development of class lists in consultation with the Junior School Deans

• Organises the selection process for student leadership positions and oversees the student leader

programs

• Acts as a Year Coordinator in the event of a period of unexpected absence

• Monitors and evaluates playground and lunchtime activities, and leads initiatives to encourage

appropriate, developmental play and interactions between students

• Promotes and addresses the connection between wellbeing and academic progress to parents

• Promotes the importance of school attendance to the parent community and works proactively with

students to encourage active participation in schooling

• Ensures attendance data records are accurately maintained

• Oversees the Olympus program in the Junior School

• Tracks and monitors student attendance and responds to issues in a timely manner, including leave

requests


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• Serves as an accredited Child Protection Investigator, as required by the Principal, and works with the

Head of Junior School to ensure that the Junior School is a child safe institution in accordance with
the recommendations of the Royal Commission

• Carries out reasonable and/or emergency duties as requested by the Principal or Head of Junior

School.

Personal Attributes


The Dean of Pastoral Care:

• possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills

• is a positive and constructive member of the Leadership Team

• is organised, efficient, discreet, discerning and kind

• willingly embraces and enhances the Christian ethos and practice of the School

• is loyal to the Head of Junior School and Principal and publicly supportive of their decisions.

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