PASTORAL SUPPORT OFFICER REQUIRED
Tatenhill, Burton-upon-Trent
Full Time Temp Perm position available
John Taylor Free School - John Taylor Multi Academy Trust
Are you passionate about supporting students with their personal, social, developmental, and behavioural problems? Do you thrive on building rapport with students, which helps them identify and realize their potential both inside and outside the school?
At The Supply Register, we take great pride in working closely with Multi Academy Trusts across Staffordshire to recruit staff. One of our John Taylor MAT schools is looking for an eager and enthusiastic Pastoral Officer to start ASAP for a long-term role, which can become a permanent position.
The role of Pastoral Support Officer includes the following but is not limited to:
1. Administer and coordinate a referral system for students identified for support
2. Develop 1:1 and group activities for students on identified issues, such as anger management, raising self-esteem, and emotional literacy as appropriate
3. Create preventative strategies related to personal problems, behavioural issues, examination stress, decision-making, anxiety, and relationship issues
4. Attend appropriate meetings to discuss options for levels of support with parents, progress leaders, and senior staff
5. Coordinate student support strategies with external agencies such as CAMHS, Young Carers, Social Services, and School Nurse
6. Be an active member of the on-call team to respond to urgent issues requiring immediate support
7. Establish home/school links for students receiving support regarding behaviour and attendance
8. Maintain regular contact with families/carers of students in need of extra support
Requirements
1. Proven experience of working with students demonstrating challenging behaviour
2. Knowledge/experience of counselling young people of secondary school age
3. Ideally hold NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience
4. Good communicator with adults and young people both verbally and in writing
5. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Benefits
1. Fantastic FREE opportunities for CPD
2. Dedicated consultant to inform you of available roles
3. Exclusive access to multiple Academy trusts in and around Staffordshire
4. Flexible working arrangements
If the above sounds like something you would be interested in, then apply today!
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