SCALE: APT&C Scale 4 (point 7-10)
HOURS: 35 hours per week, term time only. Normal working hours will be 08.30-16.00 but there may be a need to be flexible on some days.
Closing Date: Friday 2nd May 2025. Early applications are encouraged.
RESPONSIBLE TO: Assistant Vice Principal
PURPOSE OF JOB:
* As part of the Inclusion Team, the Assistant Inclusion Coordinator works as a member of the school’s pastoral team. The underpinning value of the work is to support the smooth running of the school, supervising and directing pupils in and about the school during the day. After school supervision includes our local community and ensures that every student has the opportunity to reflect and understand the consequences of all their actions.
* The role will involve working throughout the day on a rota depending on our needs. During lesson times duties may involve supervising the inclusion room, the school building and grounds and picking up pupils who are absent from lessons without permission, checking and monitoring toilets or recording the names of pupils who arrive late to school. During changeover of lessons and at breaks may involve supporting the Student Marshall team to supervise and direct pupils paying particular attention to their safety and security. Other duties may be required during the day.
MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Supervising and managing student behaviour in the designated area for inclusion, relocation and detentions on a rota alongside the Inclusion Coordinator.
* Ensure students are ready to renter their next lesson after receiving a relocation.
* Inputting of relocation/late information accurately into SIMS
* Ordering lunch for students who are included/isolated and lost breaks
* Overseeing detentions after school and during breaks
* Be part of the First Aid team
* Act as a Student Marshall when required (see Student Marshall )
* Implementing the School Policies on Equal Opportunities, Anti-Bullying, Child Protection and Behaviour and reporting any concerns to the Senior Student Supervisor.
* Monitoring the security of the pupils, staff and school, reporting any concerns immediately.
* Act as Fire and Lockdown Marshalls when required
* Patrolling the local community
* Working as part of our wider pastoral support network
We expect our Assistant Inclusion Coordinator to:
* Always expect the best from pupils.
* Make it clear to pupils what is expected from them.
* Reward and praise pupils when they do the ‘right’ thing.
* Value pupil’s efforts and achievements.
* Make time to get to know individual pupils.
* Avoid personalising individual behaviour problems – be hard on the incidents but caring towards the pupil
* Treat difficulties as an issue between you and the pupils, not just them!
* Be prepared to change what you do, to change pupil behaviour.
* Be loyal to the pupils and staff at the school.
* Remain professional at all times, maintain composure and be prepared to able to reset relationships after an incident.
* Always report in writing incidents that occur during the day.
* Always make your Line Manager aware of any problems that may escalate into an incident, giving them the opportunity to defuse the situation.
REVIEW ARRANGEMENTS
The details contained in this reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that over time the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may no longer be required and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of the responsibility entailed. Consequently, the school will expect to revise the from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the written statement of conditions of employment (The contract). The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body:
* To uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection matters
* The post holder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation
* This allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed
* This is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder