Pastoral Officer

**Salary**

Full time equivalent £ 26,000 - £28,500 (Pro Rata £22,435 - £24,592)

**Contractual hours**

37.5

**Basis**

Full Time

**Region**

Nuneaton

**Job category/type**

Support Staff

**Date posted**

03/06/2024

**Job reference**

REQ001441

**Job Title: Pastoral Officer**

**Responsible to: Senior Pastoral Leader - Behavior Lead**

**Rate of Pay**: Full time equivalent £ 26,000 - £28,500 (Pro Rata £22,435 - £24,592)

**Hours of Work**: 8.00am - 4.00pm

Term Time, including Inset days (a total of 39 weeks).

**Main Purpose of the Post**:
To support staff in maintaining high standards of behaviour throughout the school by supporting whole school student behaviour, pastoral administration and managing a well-run and highly disciplined Reflection Room. The aim of this role is to enable students to continue to learn and to improve their behaviour without disrupting the learning of others.

**Main activities**:Pastoral support of the school**

**Reflection Room Support**
- To supervise students whilst in the Reflection Room, maintaining a disciplined and purposeful working environment.
- To explain to students what is required and what tasks and/or exercises they will be expected to undertake
- To establish positive and productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model, providing support, encouragement, guidance and assistance for learning, independence, practical activities and social skills.
- To ensure students keep the Reflection Room tidy during the day and at the end of the day.

**Reflection Room Administration**
- To undertake administration duties in support of the Reflection Room.
- To undertake administration duties in support of the Pastoral Team.
- To keep accurate records of attendance in the Reflection Room and update the school MIS accordingly, including contributing to a behaviour log.
- To oversee Fixed Term Suspension paperwork.

**Pastoral Role**
- To manage the behaviour of students.
- To encourage students to reflect on their behaviour and to accept responsibility for their actions whilst supporting student Individual Support Packs.
- To implement strategies to support students with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, setting challenging and demanding expectations and promoting independence.
- Working as part of the school duty, lesson change over and on call team.

**All**
- To attend Line Management meetings as appropriate.
- To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people for whom the post holder is responsible, or comes into contact with.
- To liaise with parents as necessary; direct communication is necessary, either by phone or in person.
- Assist with after school detentions as appropriate.

**Other duties and responsibilities**:

- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
- Attend staff meetings to maintain an awareness and understanding of current issues within the school and to provide and receive information, contribute to and inform discussion.
- Participate in training, including relevant learning strategies and other learning activities and performance management where required.
- Be aware of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request, from the principal, members of the Senior Leadership Team or their line manager, to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

**Professional Development and Staff Support**:

- To attend meetings and CPD sessions as required by the Vice Principal - Behaviour.
- To participate in a personal staff development/appraisal process in accordance to policy.
- Support effective teamwork and good relationships between all academy staff.

Nuneaton Academy will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

All staff and volunteers are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

All staff and volunteers must observe Health and Safety procedures to ensure a safe working environment.

To comply with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

**Criteria**

**Education and Experience**
- Essential- A minimum of Grade C in GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- Have experience of working with students of secondary school age
- Desirable- Post 16 education preferably to degree level
- Level 3 qualifi