Pastoral Support Officer

Start Date: October 2024

Contract Type: Temporary - 1 year

Scale: Grade 5.12 – 5.15

Salary: £23,296 - £24,388

Hours: Mon – Fri (8.30am – 4.00pm) / 32.5 hrs per week / 39 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week)

Reports to: SENDCO and SLT

Application Deadline: 16th October 2024

Job Purpose: To exercise a key role in assisting the Inclusion team to provide pastoral support to pupils. To assist in managing the provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities alongside the SENDCo, including EHCP, IEP and One Plan. To attend to pupils’ personal needs and provide advice to assist in their social, health & hygiene development. To assist in managing interventions and personalised support, including. Individual Education Plans/One plans, Personal Support Plans. To assist the teacher with the development and implementation of personalised support plans. To monitor and ensure that pupils have appropriate support and resources to enable them to achieve positive learning and developmental outcomes.

You will:

·     Share our commitment to building great learning communities for our pupils

·     Support the vision and values of our school Inspire pupils with a passion for learning

·     An understanding of specific learning needs and styles to differentiate support to

pupils

·     The ability to plan effectively to enable multi-tasking

·     A desire to help all pupils succeed

·     Compassion towards the needs of the pupils.

·     The ability to exchange verbal information clearly and sensitively with pupils and

adults

·     The ability to work with a range of colleagues

·     Work collaboratively across the school

The successful candidate will be part of a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return you will be working with friendly colleagues in a stimulating      and welcoming learning environment.

Our Way of LIFE

Our Purpose is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish’ and at LIFE Education Trust we work collaboratively to ensure that everything we do can positively impact the lives of our pupils and employees.

To accomplish our purpose, we use our 3 core beliefs: ‘Courageous Optimism’, ‘Boundless Creativity’ & ‘Heartfelt Compassion’. We believe in helping colleagues and pupils achieve their personal best and we strive to recruit first class talent for our Trust.

We are looking for individuals who share our passion for providing excellent learning environments, making our schools the best they can be and having a positive impact in the community. You will be joining an organisation that can offer you many opportunities to progress and make a real difference.

Applications:

Details of how to apply can be found on the school website: https://benhurst.havering.sch.uk/vacancies. Applications close at 9am on Wednesday 16th October 2024.

For further information about this role, please contact the People team via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.