Job purpose: Take a lead role in managing and delivering pastoral support to pupils. Provide advice to pupils relating to their social, health, hygiene and emotional development needs. Undertake comprehensive assessments of pupils to determine those in need of particular help. Assist the Academy with the development and implementation of individual education/behaviour/support/mentoring plans. Take a lead role in the provision of support for pupils with special needs. Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model. Provide information and advice to enable pupils to make choices about their own learning, behaviour, attendance and the consequences of their actions. Challenge and motivate pupils, promote and reinforce self esteem. Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress, achievement, behaviour, attendance etc. Establish constructive relationships with carers/parents, exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning and supporting home to school and community links.