Deputy Head of Secondary - Pastoral

NORTHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CAMBODIA

Established in 1997, Northbridge International School Cambodia (NISC) is the country's leading IB school, held in high regard as a premium educational option. We are a growing and progressive educational community, currently catering to approximately 1000 students from 2-18 years old through our IB continuum PYP, MYP and DP programs. NISC is set within a spacious, modern 20-acre green campus, in the developing and vibrant capital city of Phnom Penh.

Our priority as a culturally sensitive and aspirational community is to be inspired role models for our well-balanced and academically ambitious students, supporting their preparedness for a future as responsible global citizens.

We welcome applications from teachers with university degree and recognised teaching qualification with:

· extensive and quality experience, preferably in the IB program, with a professional enthusiasm to collaborate on and share the best current educational practice with students, parents and peers.

· a strong commitment to role responsibility (demonstrating leadership and people management skills) and the flexibility and resilience to adapt and grow within our growing and fast-paced environment.

· a data-informed mindset, with a flair for setting and meeting challenging performance targets, that demonstrates the ability to drive excellence by valuing and developing others.

· a commitment to professional growth and the mindset to explore and use the resources and opportunities that an IB Curriculum and NAE school have to offer

Pastoral Leadership

· Create and foster school spirit, nurturing a positive and healthy learning environment, conducive to learning and mutual respect

· Oversee the development of grade level leaders and advisors to provide high quality pastoral care

· Collaborate with the Educational Leadership Team to formulate strategic direction and create a pastoral vision for the whole school

· Collaborate with the Head of Secondary to provide effective pastoral induction for all new secondary staff, and lead staff meetings throughout the year as required

· Liaise effectively with the SENCO, counsellor and other key staff to support students with needs

· In conjunction with the School Leadership Team, and other colleagues, assist with the management of the school’s collection of pastoral data

· Oversee pastoral assemblies as and when required

· Support the head of secondary with the organisation of Action Learning Camps (ALCs)

· With SELT, ensure the annual assignment of advisors, allocating staff as appropriate

· Oversee the primary transition programme between grade 5 and grade 6, and all end of year transitions, to include student activities and migration of data

· Liaise with admissions team to ensure students’ smooth arrival to and departure from NISC

Communication

· Oversee the communication and content of daily student bulletin via ISAMS

· Monitor the grade level leaders and advisors in the distribution and collation of information to students

· Ensure pastoral information is maintained and updated on ISAMS and the TEAMS Grade Level Leaders channel

· Ensure high quality staff communications with parents, based on understanding and respect

· Oversee the development, production and usage of student planners

· Organise and lead parent workshops/presentations to promote home-school partnership

· Collaborate with the secondary senior leadership team to review all handbooks and publications for secondary section

Student Standards, Wellbeing and Support

· Promote the physical health and well-being of the students in their care

· Identify and support students whose progress, development or well-being is affected by changes or difficulties in their personal circumstances

· Coordinate regular students of concern meetings with relevant staff, making sure of proper records and communication arising from the meeting

· Oversee systems and procedures for tracking student’s social, emotional and behavioural progress

· Ensure appropriate systems for monitoring pastoral matters, and sharing information as required across staff (with due regard to confidentiality)

· Analyse pastoral data including lates, attendance, wellbeing measures, to look for trends and emerging issues and to ensure that all students are cared for

· Work with the ILS lead on the implementation of strategies to promote positive mental health, resilience and diversity

· Support advisors to maintain standards and excellence in daily high-quality advisory time

· Oversee the recording of daily procedures such as attendance and late marks

· Monitor behaviour during break, lunch and end of day routines

· Collaborate on the development, maintenance and implementation of student behavioural policies and procedures

· Support with the reporting of pastoral information to parents, as part of the report cycle

Behaviour Management

· Ensure that behaviour guidelines are adhered to both by staff and students, to include rewards and sanctions, in line with school values

· Ensure these guidelines are accessibly stored, regularly reviewed and made clear to students, staff and parents

· Ensure the accurate recording and communication of behavioural incidents and their consequences, whilst respecting an appropriate degree of confidentiality

· Ensure that students take pride in their appearance and take the lead in ensuring the dress code is upheld

· Ensure that students’ efforts and achievements are celebrated in the community

Pastoral Programmes

Through the Grade Level Leaders and counsellors, the Secondary Assistant Head Pastoral will:

· Ensure the development and maintenance of the Grade 6 to 12 advisory programme to best suit student needs

· Ensure that the advisory programme is clearly documented, stored and delivered

· Support the development of the ILS (international life skills) programme

Safeguarding Responsibilities

· Act as one of the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), promoting a school-wide culture of safeguarding

· Use Wellbeing Manager on ISAMS to monitor students of concern along with the school counsellor and other key pastoral staff

· Attend student case conference (safeguarding) meetings as required

· Contribute to the development of the school’s safeguarding policy and practices

Performance Management

· Inspire and guide all staff to the highest levels of performance

· Along with SELT, lead in the performance management process for teachers and align personal growth plans with school development

· Provide support and regular/constructive feedback to all secondary teachers, especially with regards to high quality pastoral care

Undertake other tasks relevant to this role as directed by the Head of Secondary

About you

· Experience in pastoral care and/or safeguarding, in a leadership or management capacity

· Strong administrative, organizational, IT and analytical skills

· Passion for teaching, and commitment to educating the whole child

· A high level of professionalism and consideration for the well-being of children

· An ability to speak with conviction and authority on all matters relating to pastoral care and safeguarding, to build confidence amongst stakeholders, and to maintain a culture with student welfare and safeguarding at its heart

· Excellent interpersonal skills, with an even-handed, sensitive approach, an understanding and empathy with the feelings and motives of others, ability to see things from others’ perspectives

· Sound judgement, with the ability to make reasoned, reasonable and balanced decisions

· The willingness to confront difficult issues and have difficult conversations

· Maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance and conduct, and maintain positive and courteous relationships with staff, students and parents

· A positive and solution-focused attitude to the role and wider school life

OUR NISC ACADEMIC RESULTS

For the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, our students consistently achieve above a 35 point average and a 100% pass rate, with up to 25% of students earning a score

above 40. We consistently achieve 80% bilingual diplomas. For the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme personal project our students achieved a 5.7-point average, 1.65 points above the world average.

NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION

We’re Nord Anglia Education, founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom, our first international school opened in 1992 in Warsaw, followed by rapid growth across the world since the 2000s. When you join our team, you’ll become part of a global family of experts working for a fast-growing premium international brand.

Every day, our teachers and support colleagues help our thousands of students achieve more than they ever imagined possible. A transformational education at one of our schools is focussed on excellent academic outcomes, creativity, wellbeing, and international connectedness. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.

BENEFITS

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of over 14,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.

TO APPLY

Online applications need to be submitted directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV. Please visit us online at:

Application deadline – 21st November 2025

At Northbridge we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.