Elementary Pastoral Leader

Nibras International School is looking for a qualified and passionate Pastoral Dean of Students to join the growing elementary team in August 2026.

The Elementary Pastoral Dean of Students plays a key role in supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral development of students across the elementary school. This position focuses on promoting a positive school culture, ensuring student wellbeing, and working closely with staff, students, and families to address behavioral and pastoral concerns.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

Overall Pastoral Leadership

• Monitoring student behavior, attendance, and overall conduct, and intervening when concerns arise.
• Support staff in the consistent implementation of behavior expectations and restorative practices.
• Champion a whole-KG1-G5 approach to wellbeing, promoting a culture of care, respect, and belonging.
• Align pastoral initiatives with the school’s mission, values, and strategic goals.
• Act as a key liaison between students, staff, and families in matters related to student welfare and conduct. Contribute to policy development in areas related to pastoral care, safeguarding, and student conduct.
• Collaborating with teachers, counselors, and leadership to support student development and respond to behavioral incidents with restorative approaches and in alignment with school policies.
• Communicating with families regarding student wellbeing, behavior, and support plans.
• Plan and lead parent meetings on student behavior management and wellbeing topics.
• Leading initiatives that foster a respectful, inclusive, and nurturing learning environment.
• Participates in, collaborates and contributes to ISP audits, KHDA DSIB SEF and NEASC.
  
  

Safeguarding and Student Safety

• Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the school, ensuring all safeguarding policies are implemented and followed.
• Maintain accurate safeguarding records and manage the school’s reporting and monitoring systems.
• Deliver safeguarding training and awareness sessions for staff, students, and parents.
• Liaise with external agencies when necessary to ensure the safety and protection of students.
• Conduct regular reviews of school safeguarding procedures and contribute to whole-school audits and compliance.
• Be part of all ‘team around the child’ (TAC) meetings.
  
  

Wellbeing Data, Surveys, and Analysis

• In collaboration with the elementary guidance counsellor, design, implement, and manage student wellbeing surveys.
• Analyze wellbeing and data to identify trends, strengths, and areas for development.
• Facilitate student and parent feedback opportunities, including forums and voice initiatives.
• Share data insights with relevant stakeholders and use findings to inform and adjust pastoral programming.
• Monitor impact of wellbeing interventions and support services, using data to guide future planning.
  
  

Monitoring Pastoral Programs (Morning Meetings & Wellbeing Lessons)

• Contribute toward planning and delivery of Morning Meetings and wellbeing lessons to ensure alignment with school values and pastoral themes.
• Collaborate with teachers to provide guidance, resources, and consistent messaging for these sessions.
• Conduct regular observations and provide feedback to ensure effective implementation.
• Support professional development for staff on social-emotional learning and pastoral practices.
• Gather feedback from students and teachers to evaluate and refine the effectiveness of the programs.
  
  

Student Leadership and Voice

• Lead and oversee the Student Council, ensuring meaningful student participation and leadership opportunities.
• Support students in planning and leading initiatives that promote school spirit, community, and student wellbeing.
• Facilitate platforms for student voice and feedback, ensuring it is incorporated into school improvement planning.
• Encourage student agency through leadership roles in events, assemblies, and peer support programs.
  
  

Events and Assemblies

• Part of the planning and coordination of key events and competitions as related to the school.
• Plan and lead student-focused events that celebrate diversity, character, and community values.
• Organize and deliver weekly assemblies that align with the school’s pastoral themes, calendar events, and values.
• Collaborate with teachers and students to ensure assemblies are engaging, inclusive, and purposeful.
• Coordinate with staff to ensure events are well-managed, communicated, and support the school’s pastoral and cultural goals.
  
  

Co-Curricular and ECA Coordination

• Contribute and support the planning, organization, and implementation of the school’s co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.
• Once SLT has approved the offerings, liaise with the registrar to seek KHDA approval of offerings.
• Ensure a diverse and balanced range of activities that support student interests, talents, wellbeing, and holistic development.
• Collaborate with staff to schedule, staff, and promote clubs, sports, arts, and leadership opportunities.
• Monitor student participation and engagement, identifying opportunities to increase access and involvement.
  
  

School Improvement

• Develops wellbeing action plans in collaboration with team members.
• Serves as a representative on school Improvement committees.
• Contribute to the school improvement plan and the regular updating of the Self-Evaluation Framework (SEF), including the collection and updating of evidence.
  
  

Monitoring and Review Cycle

Part Of The Monitoring And Review Of The Following

• Display + Environment Checks
• Wellbeing planning checks
• Data Talk meetings on topics and issues of wellbeing
  
  

Professional Development

• Create a climate of high-quality professional dialogue, constantly striving for improvement and sharing of best practice between teachers from different subject areas, to enrich and enhance the learning process.
• Encourage involvement with relevant professional development and conduct PD as needed.
• Represent NIS at any PD as determined appropriate by the Principal or Head of Elementary.
• Drawing on recent and relevant pedagogical research and contributing to the professional learning of colleagues through modeling and sharing best practice.
• Plan and deliver parent workshops on relevant wellbeing and safeguarding topics.
  
  

Key Performance Indicators

• These KPI’s will be set in collaboration with the individual taking on this role.
• This is a working document which will be updated as and when appropriate.
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
• Employees will be required to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
• Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.
• The school will endeavor to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
• This job description is current at the date shown, but, in consultation with you, may be changed by the principal to reflect or anticipate changes in the job.
  
  

Position Requirements

Education:, Teaching certification, Education management qualification

Experience: 3 years’ school management/leadership in a similar setting

Competencies

• Analytical skills to examine student test data and make recommendations for improvement in curriculum and teaching, this includes data analysis and the use of data management systems
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (spoken and written) to establish effective working relationships with teachers, parents and the school
• Creativity — able to think of new ways to engage students, teachers and parents.
• Leadership skills to coach teachers on effective instructional strategies including the use of technology.
• Proven leadership and management skills in high performing academic organizations.
• Excellent organizational skills and a proven record of setting up quality teaching and learning programs.
• Maturity, honesty, integrity and compassion.
• Dedicated, productive-working with high energy and drive.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, persuasive and collaborative management and leadership skills.
  
  

Attributes

• Collaborative team player, inspirational speaker, empathetic listener
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Strategic thinker, able to convert vision into action
• Internationally minded, emotional intelligence
• Intercultural awareness, creative, persuasive
• Flexible and capable of managing growth and instilling high standards
  
  

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The International Schools Partnership

Nibras International School is part of The International Schools Partnership (ISP).

The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growing group of committed colleagues in financially responsible schools around the world, all of which aim to be the school of choice in their local area. Learning is at the heart of everything we do for our pupils, colleagues and parents. We are committed to getting better, all the time.

ISP was founded by an experienced team of committed educationalists and commercial operators who have worked together over many years. Our growing group of private schools located in the UK, the USA, Europe, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Mexico and Peru educate children and pupils from 2-18 years of age. We have now expanded to 45 schools delivering multiple curricula and building on local brands and reputations with around 45,000 pupils and 7,000 staff located across the globe.

We believe that successful schools are the ones that put learning at the heart of everything they do, always aiming to create rounded individuals that are able to forge successful careers and lives in a rapidly changing world. Our goal is to enable our schools as the leading school of choice in their local area. We are a truly international group working in different cultures and speaking different languages. We work across countries and cultures, too, by working with each other and with other schools and communities. At ISP we continue to engage with schools around the world who are interested in becoming part of our global group of schools and look forward to welcoming more pupils and staff to the group.

All Our Schools

• Help children and pupils learn to levels that amaze them.
• Inspire children and pupils to be successful now and equip them to be successful later.
• Are truly international, working in partnerships within and across regions, cultures and languages.
• Aim to be the schools of choice for children, pupils and their families, wherever we are.
  
  

ISP and Nibras International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

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