Behaviour and Pastoral Support Officer
* Starting date: As soon as possible
* Hours: 36 hours per week; term time only
* Location: Brampton Manor Academy
* Actual annual salary: £27,195 – more for a suitably experienced candidate
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective Behaviour and Pastoral Support Officer to join our pastoral team. The main responsibilities of this post are to:
* safeguard the wellbeing of all students in the assigned year group
* monitor pupil behaviour, attendance and academic progress
* provide pastoral support to pupils within the assigned year group
You will work alongside the Progress leaders (Heads of Year) and other school staff to safeguard the wellbeing of all pupils within the year group. Brampton Manor Academy is a high performing 11-18 school located in East London. At Brampton, we keep things simple. We only want to hear from colleagues who share our belief that:
* all students can thrive and achieve success with the right support
* social mobility isn’t about making excuses for underachievement: it is about removing barriers to learning so that all young people can flourish and achieve qualifications that enable them to progress on to successful careers and to live fulfilling lives
* consistently high expectations is indispensable to the success of our young people
We offer our staff several employment benefits:
* Excellent professional development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Programme (providing counselling and legal support for family members)
* Free lunch and hot drinks
* Generous local government pension scheme
* Free use of our fitness suite
* Car and cycle parking facilities with electric charging facilities
* Generous annual leave
* Child care voucher scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
Brampton Manor Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to the safeguarding of children. Enhanced DBS, Barred List, Prohibition and social media checks will always be carried out on new employees. Core responsibilities:
* Attendance support for assigned year group/key stage
* Behaviour support for assigned year group/key stage
* Welfare/safeguarding support for assigned year group/key stage
* Academic progress support for assigned year group/key stage
* Support for Progress Leaders in carrying out their roles in relation to the above
Main duties: 1. Attendance 1.1 To ensure that form tutors and complete their morning (am) registers accurately and promptly 1.2 To immediately notify parents/guardians of any unexplained absences from the morning sessions 1.3 To ensure that class teachers complete their afternoon (pm) registers accurately and promptly 1.4 To follow up on all unexplained pupil absences by contacting parents/guardians and liaising with other senior/pastoral staff as appropriate 1.5 To identify any patterns of absences by individuals or groups and take appropriate steps to address it
1. 6 To work proactively with parents and pastoral staff to reduce pupil absence, especially persistent absence
2. Pastoral Support
2.1 Supervise student movement to ensure all students have access to education and are present at the correct time and in the correct place 2.2 Interact with students in order to maintain a safe environment, throughout the school and in classrooms 2.3 Observe student behaviour and intervene when inappropriate behaviour compromises the safety of students in line with the School Policy and Procedures 2.4 Assess accidents or illnesses and call for support when necessary to ensure the well-being of all students 2.5 Implement appropriate discipline with positive behaviour strategies to support the adherence to a safe environment for all and by all 2.6 Support agreed action plans drawn up by the Progress Leader with students 2.7 Monitor the progress of interventions in order to assess the outcomes of any actions (monitoring will also include behaviour data) 2.8 Liaising with parents and other agencies as appropriate, including students attending a directed off-site provision 2.9 Support the administration surrounding interventions and behaviour for learning, including the maintenance of the SIMS database and administration surrounding suspension/permanent exclusion processes 2.10 To carry out investigations into behaviour incidents as directed
1. 11 To co-ordinate the provision of work for students on suspension
2. General
3.1 The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The postholder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons, for whom s/he is responsible or with whom s/he comes into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the postholder becomes aware of any actual or potential risk to the safety or welfare of children in the School, s/he must report any concerns to the School’s Designated safeguarding lead (DSL). 3.2 To monitor and ensure implementation of School Policies and Procedures 3.3 To support procedures and interventions that raise standards of attendance, punctuality and behaviour 3.4 To work with Tutors and other colleagues to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans for the pastoral area which have coherence and relevance to the needs of pupils and to the aims, objectives and strategic plans of the School 3.5 To communicate with and liaise with Tutors, Progress Leaders and appropriate support staff to maintain records and information in line with school policy 3.6 To be available to respond to unplanned situations which arise 3.7 To assist the Medical room as required. First aid training will be provided 3.8 To assist with the supervision of students during break time and lunch time (e.g. monitor lunch queues, playgrounds and corridors) 3.9 To assist in the transfer process for students joining the school 3.10 To attend appropriate school meetings which may include parents’ evenings 3.11 To take an equitable share of school duties 3.12 To undertake any other duties in connection with the administration of the school as reasonably directed by the Assistant Principal or member of the Senior Leadership Team. 3.13 This job description does not form part of any employee’s terms and conditions of employment and it is not intended to have any contractual effect. The Academy reserves the right to amend this job description at any time