Job Title: Pastoral Lead
Location: New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
UK applicants only.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Pastoral Lead to join our close-knit team at New Barn School, part of Acorn Education.
Responsibilities:
* To lead on effective safeguarding and pupil welfare strategies and plans to ensure the safety and emotional wellbeing of our students.
* To provide detailed and effective advice on Positive Behaviour Profiles and Behaviour Support Plans, based upon behaviour data from both parts of the School.
* To provide advice and guidance with regards to existing profiles and plans, to ensure that they are effective and up to date.
* To monitor safeguarding, health, accident, injury and damage incidents within all year groups and make positive interventions, analysis and recommendations when necessary via SLT.
* To identify personal issues that are affecting students’ performance and learning and inform appropriate and relevant managers and staff to assist where required.
* Working directly with students, families and agencies to address barriers to learning which include bullying, discrimination, attendance and welfare issues.
* To monitor attendance and truancy issues and devise and implement intervention strategies to improve these issues in accordance with our student Attendance Policy.
* To produce Attendance action plans for each student falling below 90%.
* To communicate and liaise with teaching staff to improve the relationships with students in the School.
* To be friendly, helpful and welcoming to parents and others visiting to ensure that positive relationships are created and maintained.
* To develop positive relationships with students and contribute as part of a multidisciplinary team to achieve best outcomes with regards to positive behaviour support.
* To keep up to date on relevant legislation and guidance, briefing key people on any changes as required.
* To monitor the quality of positive handling support (STRIIDE) through evidence based systems and give advice and guidance as appropriate following each handling intervention.
* To contribute to the review of relevant policies in relation to positive handling support (STRIIDE) and to assist with the setting up of any relevant internal systems as required.
* To be the designated Safeguarding Officer for the whole School.
* To initiate contact with other agencies on behalf of the School and to liaise with all parties on a regular basis.
* To represent the School when requested at Interagency or other professional meetings.
Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per annum
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
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