Mentor and Internal Exclusion Room Supervisor

We are loking for a bold, strrong , kind individual to join our team of pastoral and behaviour staff.

Purpose of the job

· Promote student welfare, safety and wellbeing across the Academy, enabling all students to meet their academic and personal potential; especially those who need specific support to overcome barriers to learning;

· Provide support to key staff in the promotion of student welfare and wellbeing;

· Provide support to key staff in promoting positive behaviour across the Academy;

· Provide support to key staff in promoting good attendance across the Academy;

· Collaborate with the Leadership Team to ensure effective educational provision and appropriate rates of progress and attainment for those students with additional or specific needs relating to SEMH or other SEND students with additional vulnerabilities;

· Work effectively with students, teachers, parents and relevant external agencies to ensure high quality pastoral care;

· Liaise with, and manage the contribution of external agencies, providers and workers including counselling, services supporting behaviour and social services;

· Deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead) and lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection);

· Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Academy.

Responsible to

· Deputy Headteacher, Behaviour & Attitudes

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· To coordinate, direct and conduct effective communications with parents and/or carers in order to support student wellbeing, home/Academy relationships and in responding to safeguarding matters;

· To maintain an up to date knowledge and understanding of legislation with regards to student welfare and safeguarding matters;

· To be a key staff member for vulnerable students; developing trusting relationships;

· To have or be open to Level 3 safeguarding training to become a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

· To support the DSL in obtaining verbal and written statements when a Safeguarding concern has been raised;

· To support the DSL/DDSL with other safeguarding issues as directed

· To use CPOMS to record any safeguarding concerns

· To complete duties before school and at break and lunch times;

Mentoring

· To meet students 1-1 or in groups to deliver mentoring programmes, for example anxiety, emotional regulation etc

· To create a timetable to deliver mentoring with line manager

· To write individual student reports to keep a log of mentoring sessions

· To monitor and analyse the progress of mentoring sessions

· To communicate with parents/carers to inform them of mentoring sessions

· To work with the pastoral team to identify any students in need of support

Internal Exclusion Room

· To supervise students who work in the Internal Exclusion Room

· To communicate with staff to ensure students have relevant work to complete

· To monitoring the completion and quality of student work

· To understanding and following Bolder Behaviour Policy

· To communicate with parents/carers

· To support students in reflecting on their behaviour

· To support staff and students in having restorative conversations

· To use Sims to accurately record behaviour