Ascent Soccer is looking for a motivated, thoughtful, and resourceful couple to lead pastoral care at Ascent Soccer from mid-April this year. This couple will work as a team to create a stable, loving family environment for our players to grow and learn in, with the role based residentially in Area 47, Lilongwe.

One member of the couple will take on the role of Head of Pastoral Care and the other will be a pastoral officer and potentially take on other responsibilities (teaching, cooking etc.) depending on experience and skill set. The duties and responsibilities of the two different roles are detailed below, but ultimately we are looking for a team to join and help grow our Ascent family.

Head of Pastoral Care

• Foster a loving, family environment with clear rules, structure and boundaries for our students to grow and learn in.
• Coordinate the pastoral care rota, ensuring that there are always at least 1 male pastoral officers on duty and a female point of contact at all times.
• Organize academic support and non-academic enrichment activities (e.g. after-school clubs chess, art etc.)
• Coordinate the student enrichment program with the Head of Education.
• Organise student transport to and from school and the academy.
• Chair weekly pastoral team meetings.
• Co-ordinate the Ascent Medical Group with Ascent Management (co-ordinating hospital visits, recovery, treatments, vaccinations etc.)
• Lead safeguarding and child protection policy at the academy.
• Deliver sexual health and education for our male scholars, working with -Ascent Management and female co-ordinator.
• Liaise with parents on the progress of their children and facilitate parental visits to the academy alongside Ascent leadership
• Liaise with the academy’s leadership team on student pathway options and advise and encourage students accordingly.
• Oversee and deliver character development program to all male squads and providing oversight to female character development program, including organization of mentor groups.
• Manage and monitor student jobs and roles at Ascent Soccer

Pastoral Officer 

• Be on duty* in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings as outlined on the termly duty rota.
  – * Being on duty is defined as actively monitoring the students’ behavior, ensuring the students keep to their schedule and facilitating student activities – the on-duty officer(s) is also the primary carer for the students and is responsible for reporting any medical issues to the Head of Pastoral.
• Oversee academic support and non-academic enrichment activities (e.g. after school clubs chess, art, swimming etc.)
• Actively get to know each student in our care on individual basis and organise regular informal check-ins with each student (the students will be split into groups for this purpose).
• Address in a thoughtful and systematic way any behavioural issues (poor attitude, bullying, issues within friendship groups etc.)
• Act as mentor to the students both formally (as part of the mentor programme) and informally as part of our daily interactions.
• Help ensure the emotional well being of our students and escalate any significant emotional issues to the HOPC.
• Keep appropriate records of each student’s progress.
• Liaise with members of staff from other departments regarding student progress and well-being especially anything that could be a barrier to the well-being and progress of a/the student/s.
• Ensure that the environment is safe for our students (swimming pool, sleep under mosquito nets etc.)
• Model our character traits to the students.
• Lead a mentorship CD group

To apply please send your CV and a short video introducing yourselves and explaining why you think you would be a great fit for the role on Whatsapp to +265998943680 .

Closing date for applications is 28th February, 2023.