Engagement Officer

**Engagement Officer**

**Department**: Pastoral

**Reporting To**: Assistant Headteacher/Headteacher

**Salary**: Grade 6 SCP 11—19 - £24,054 - £27,852 (pro-rata)

**Contract type**: Support staff—Permanent

**Hours**: Full time 37 hours per week (Term Time plus week)

**Start Date**:As soon as possible

**Closing Date**: Wednesday 22 March 2023

**Job Purpose**:To support the school’s behaviour policy by managing a calm and focused environment for students who are isolated from mainstream lessons for the day. The post-holder will establish and maintain the expectations of behaviour within the inclusion unit, and conduct reflective work with students to support then in making better behaviour choices in the future.

**Key Responsibilies**:

- To establish and maintain a calm, safe and focussed environment in which isolated students can work.
- To support the development of students’ ambition, respect and collaboration in line with the academy’s core purpose.
- To reinforce with students the expectations of their behaviour.
- To support students in reflecting in their words and actions with a view to making better behavioural choices in the future.
- To support students to repair damaged relationships with staff and/or other students.
- To liaise with relevant staff to ensure that students have access to appropriate work from lessons they are absent from that day.
- To support students with the completion of that work.
- To liaise directly with relevant pastoral staff regarding students’ attendance in Turning Point as well as their conduct during the day.
- To keep accurate records of attendance in Turning Point.
- To compile weekly summary reports of the work undertaken in Turning Point.
- To promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young people with whom contact is made in a professional context.
- To monitor and evaluate Turning Point initiatives.
- To support other local schools by providing placements for individual students.
- To manage the handover of students from other local schools and provide daily updates on their attendance and conduct.
- Take on any additional responsibilities which might from time to time be reasonably determined.
- Create and maintain positive and supportive relationships with staff, parents, business, community and other partners.
- To engage with appropriate training opportunities to promote professional effectiveness in this role.
- To promote a flexible approach to meet the changing needs of the school.
- To ensure that teaching and other staff receive adequate support to meet educational and operational objectives.

**Park High School is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of children**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,054.00-£27,852.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 22/03/2023
Reference ID: Engagement Officer
Expected start date: 17/04/2023