Pastoral Support Officer

Salary: £26,425 - £28,288 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £21,133 - £22,623 per annum. (0.79972 FTE)

About us and the role

Are you a skilled, professional and enthusiastic Pastoral Support Officer? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you! The successful candidate will work closely with the Deputy Principal leading on pastoral and Heads of Year in providing administrative support as well as leading and taking interventions for pupils to support behaviour, attendance, and wellbeing.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

What will you do?

• Support Heads of Year and the assistant principal with pupil behaviour, aiming to nurture each pupil on their own journey of self-discovery.
• Work with students who are finding it hard to integrate by providing support.
• Lead intervention strategies to support pupil behaviour, attendance and wellbeing.
• Liaise with parent/carers and external agencies.
• Provide Heads of Year and SET updates on pupils groups and the effectiveness of intervention strategies.

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development through the Avanti Institute and our family of schools
• Pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Flexible working opportunities
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Access to multiple well-being programmes (Weekend Retreats, Yoga Classes and Apps)
• Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes

What are we looking for?

• High level of literacy and numeracy skills
• Highly organised, ability to manage own workload and work on own initiative to meet deadlines
• Demonstrates initiative and takes personal responsibility for completion of tasks
• Resilience and motivation to support the pastoral and school team
• Ability to produce and record clear, concise and accurate information
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.