Pastoral Practitioner

Advert Pastoral Practitioner We wish to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and experienced Pastoral Practitioner to join our wonderful team. We are looking for someone who has adaptability, experience in behaviour support and above all, someone who shares our ethos of putting the children at the centre of all we do. Key Responsibilities:• Promote, model, and reinforce the school’s relationship policy and expectations throughout all areas of school life.• Identify and support pupils who are struggling with regulating their behaviour, and put in place targeted interventions.• Accurately log incidents, analyse patterns, and report to SLT as required.• Build positive relationships with families, keeping them informed and involved in supporting their child’s behaviour.• Help develop staff confidence and consistency in implementing the school’s relationship policy Specific Duties: Support children, many with SEND or complex SEND, in times of a behaviour crisis, deescalating dysregulated behaviours, alongside team members, whilst remaining calm and ensuring safety for all. To meet regularly with the Inclusion Team to discuss pupils who require support in social, emotional and mental health and work with the Inclusion Team to build and sustain capacity to enable good wellbeing and mental health support within the school system Work with selected pupils in and out of the classroom situation. This could include pupils not working to a normal timetable. Develop a 1:1 mentoring arrangement for pupils, which enable the pupil to agree plans and targets to move forward, and assist in organising and running small group interventions under the guidance of Inclusion Leader. This includes leading a lunchtime club in our regulation space that supports children who find unstructured time challenging. Undertake day to day liaison with parents/carers within the remit of the role, recognising class teachers are the first line of contact. The successful candidate will be expected to work five days a week. This is 32.5 hours per week over 38 weeks per year (8.30-3.30) Come and see for yourself what a welcoming and friendly school we are. Visits are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the school office on 01843 290050 Palm Bay Primary School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of its pupils and any offer of employment is subject to the necessary DBS and online checks. The school screens applitions as they are recieved therefore we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient high quality applications for the role. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.