Rainham School for Girls, Rainham, Kent
Education - non-teaching
Full time
Permanent
This post is for 37 hours per week, term time only.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Pastoral Support Officer.
Core Purpose
* Under the line management of the Director of Studies, to promote the attendance, well-being and academic mind-set for students to be able to successfully take part in their studies and achieve academic success.
Support to Pupils
* Be the first point of contact for any pupil within the year group who needs support.
* Work with students on a small group basis who are facing a particular barrier to their education.
* Observe students in lessons or at social times to assist with student support.
* Support students with metacognitive strategies to support their future learning and well-being.
* Create and design, or organise outside programmes of support that address the needs of groups of students.
* Triangulate support through liaison with parents and teachers.
* Liaise with vulnerable students’ parents, carers, children’s services, and other external agencies regarding confidential, sensitive, or complex issues.
* Act as a qualified first aider.
* Oversee ‘in year’ admissions for new students, including liaising with the member of staff responsible for admissions, meeting students and their families, and in conjunction with key staff organising timetabling and setting.
* Support new students with a settling-in process.
* Provide information and reports on students' attendance, well-being, and academic mind-set.
* Collaboratively support students with high pastoral needs.
* Daily communication regarding student progress and well-being matters.
Support to the School
* Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
* Comply with policies and procedures related to safeguarding, child protection, health, safety, security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
* Support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
* Contribute to the overall work/ethos/aims of the school.
* Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
* Attend and participate in relevant meetings and school events as required.
* Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
* Assist with pupil needs as appropriate.
* Maintain individual student records ensuring that they are kept up to date.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date, please take this as confirmation that your application has not been successful.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Access to Interview
Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview, please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.
Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations, and accomplishments, and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Flexible Working
TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT, we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work-life balance.
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