Pastoral Support Assistant

·      To work as a team member, under an agreed system of supervision to maintain and develop Gumley House Convent School FCJ as a learning community through addressing the pastoral needs of the students across the whole age range.

General Responsibilities

           Support for Students

·       Take a full role in managing and delivering pastoral support to students, including dealing with safeguarding and mental health issues and cases.

·       Manage the supervision of students excluded from, or otherwise not working to, a normal timetable.

·       When necessary attend to students’ personal needs and provide advice to assist in their social, health and hygiene development (service usually provided by the Welfare officer).

·       Undertake comprehensive assessments of students to determine those in need of particular help.

·       Assist teachers with the development and implementation of Individual Education/ Behaviour/Support/Mentoring plans.

·       Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model.

·       Arrange mentoring for students and provide support for distressed students.

·       Take a lead role in managing the speedy/effective transfer of students across phases/ integration of those who have been absent.

·       Provide information and advice to enable students to make choices about their own learning/behaviour/attendance.

·       Respond to and take steps to resolve relationship issues between students.

·       Challenge and motivate students, promote and reinforce self-esteem.

·       Provide feedback to students in relation to progress, achievement, behaviour, attendance etc

Support for Teachers

·       Monitor and evaluate students’ responses and progress against action plans through observation and planned recording.

·       Provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to other staff on students’ achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence.

·       Support the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies.

Support the Curriculum

·        Implement agreed emotional and mental health well-being programmes, adjusting activities according to student responses/needs.

·       Actively seek information about, and utilise, the range of activities, courses, organisations and individuals to provide support for students to broaden and enrich their learning and development as young people.

Support for the School

·       Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

·       Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop,

·       Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

·       Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teams, to support achievement and progress of students.

·       Take the role of named ‘key worker’ as part of a school based system of allocating pupils ‘at risk’ to a named adult.

·       Assist in the evaluation of the school’s pastoral work and planning for improvement.

·       Attend and participate in regular meetings.

·       Participate in training and other learning activities as required.

·       Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

·       Be responsible for the provision of out of school learning activities within guidelines established by the school.

·       Contribute to the identification and execution of appropriate out of school learning activities which consolidate and extend work carried out in class.

·       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.

Specific Duties

This is a description of the main duties and responsibilities of the post at the date of production. The duties may change over time as requirements and circumstances change. The person in the post may also have to carry out other duties as the Headteacher may reasonably direct from time to time.

General Requirements

·       Take part in the school’s performance management system.

·       Enhanced CRB Check.

·       You must promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young and vulnerable people that you are responsible for or come into contact with.

·       To participate in school emergencies as required, including co-ordinating arrangements, locating students and relevant staff, providing contact details and completing necessary documentation.

·       To attend training sessions and meetings as required.

The nature of your responsibility means that during the course of your employment you will see or have access to information of a confidential nature relating to the work of the school or the health or personal affairs of pupils and staff. Under no circumstances should such information be divulged or passed to any unauthorized person or organization.