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PASTORAL OFFICER

RIGHT TO DREAM, GHANA

Right to Dream Academy is hiring a Pastoral Officer.


This position plays a crucial role in delivering daily care and guidance to student-athletes, maintaining rigorous standards of values and principles.

The incumbent will offer top-tier behavioural guidance and support to student-athletes, ensuring established safeguarding policies and procedures are upheld, and escalating issues as needed

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support the well-being of students including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and other welfare matters; and report all pressing matters to relevant personnel, in consultation with the Head of Pastoral Care.

  • Assist in providing educational support for students when needed.

  • Assist in the policing and implementation of child protection and safeguarding standards across the Academy.

  • Organise and attend dorm meetings at least once a week to discuss dorm issues with the students.

  • Supervise/organise announced and unannounced roll calls and inspections and communicate announcements to tutor groups.

  • Assist in ensuring students’ cleaning and hygiene such as washing clothes at the dorms, and cleaning the dorms, dining hall, and other places across the academy.

  • Work with Head of Pastoral Care to co-ordinate intra-dorm social and fun activities.

  • Effectively manage the relationship between parents/ guardians of the tutor group through regular phone calls, invitations of parents/ guardians to the Academy and visiting homes of the students when necessary.

  • Support the development and implementation of relevant developmental education, behaviour, health, and support plans, in a creative manner.

  • Ensure that dormitory equipment like lockers, fans, switches, bedding and lighting is in good condition. If not, report any malfunction or breakages to the Head of Pastoral Care.

  • Oversee a dormitory operation that ensure strict adherence to health and safety standards.

  • Ensure the availability of play/game resources and engage and supervise students’ play/game activities.

  • Assist in enforcing the Academy’s code of conduct, imploring positive reinforcement strategies.

  • Plan and implement appropriate interventions for both individuals and groups.

  • Monitor students who either have been bullied or who have bullied others and advise the Head of Pastoral Care accordingly.

  •  Report any case of sickness/ unwellness (physically, psychologically, or emotionally) to the medical team or relevant persons and oversee the administration of prescribed medications.

  • Report any case of theft, bullying, fighting, etc. to the Head of Pastoral Care or any staff delegated to do such.

  • In consultation with the Head of Pastoral Care, assist in managing the leadership structure of students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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  • Accurately keep records of all happenings at the dormitory, on the pitch and at school and share relevant information with the Head of Pastoral Care.

  • Provide constructive and objective feedback on students’ behaviour, both trialists and Academy students alike.

  • Assist in delivering the Life Curriculum to prepare students for life

  • Physically inspect students in their beds at least twice after lights out.

  • Register and monitor the usage of phones, gadgets, etc.

  • Supervise students within the Academy premises, on trips and out-of-school activities as required.

  • Assist the Head of Pastoral Care to manage the dormitory storeroom.
     

Departmental Support

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  • Attend all departmental meetings, as well as other meetings planned by the line manager, the Head of Pastoral Care.

  • Assist the management of boarders’ biodata gathering, storage and updating.

  • Work with the Head of Pastoral Care to implement a Christian religious education program for all RTD Christian students.

  • Work with other departments, carefully monitor the progress of the students and assist them in achieving set targets.

  • Participate in the planning and implementation of midterm activities for all students.

  • Assist in planning and implementing entertainment activities for all students.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Must hold a degree in a social science, preferably social work, psychology or any other relevant field.

  • A previous working experience with children is an added advantage

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact ama.hingston@righttodream.com or workwithghana@righttodream.com
 

Apply Here: Pastoral Officer - Ghana - Vacancy

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