Pastoral Support Tutor

**Summary**
We are looking for a Pastoral Support Tutor to support staff and students at Harris Academy Riverside, promoting a safe environment with excellent levels of behaviour so everyone is entitled to learn. To overcome barriers to learning using a range of techniques, including pupil counselling, focusing on the academic, social and emotional well-being of the pupils.

**About Us**
Harris Academy Riverside is a very popular non-selective and highly oversubscribed academy which opened as part of the Harris Federation and the regeneration of the Purfleet on Thames area in 2017. We serve our local community of Purfleet on Thames and West Thurrock and have 900 on roll in the secondary academy and around 200 students in the 6th form.

**Vision**

Harris Academy Riverside seeks to develop students who are successful, confident and happy, who inspire their community and who act with kindness and compassion towards others.

**Ethos**

In our procedures and daily routines, our broad and varied curriculum, our pedagogical model and through our commitment to providing experience of the wider world we aim to promote a strong sense of community and belonging, to provide a blend of high challenge and high support and to encourage the development of
- Outstanding habits of behaviour such as self-awareness, kindness, appreciation, humility, politeness, confident self-expression and self-presentation and
- Outstanding habits of learning such as determination, resilience, organisation, reading, studying and practice

**Main Areas of Responsibility**
In your role, you will:

- Have a positive approach when working with all stakeholders associated with the Academy.
- Follow and adhere to all routines, expectations and policies implemented by the Governing body and Executive Principal / Head of School to the best of your ability. Take whole school responsibility when necessary/required.
- To be a positive team player when working within the relevant teams.
- To maintain a high level of professionalism (a role model to students) when working in relevant teams and with all stakeholders associated with the Academy.
- To be positive about the Academy and the vision and values it strives towards.
- To actively promote the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy and Diversity Strategy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place.
- To maintain awareness of and commitment to the School’s Equal Opportunity Policies in relation to both employment and service delivery.
- To fully comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the school’s Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work.
- At the discretion of the Headteacher, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.
- To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets.
- To participate in Employee Development schemes and Performance Management and contribute to the identification of own team development needs.
- To assist in contributing to the development of the School Behaviour Policy.
- To assist in monitoring the academic, social and emotional well being of pupils within a year group.
- To liaise with parents and outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate.
- Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the School policy.
- Promote positive value, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing with conflicts and incidents.
- Manage pupils who are showing socially unacceptable or challenging behaviour under the direction of guidelines in operation at the school.
- Establishing productive working relationships with pupils using methods to encourage pupil engagement and participation in activities.
- Maintain daily contact with assigned pupils to support, assist and enable them to meet the targets set and develop the attitude and skills to meet targets with less support.
- Work in partnership with other practitioners to deliver effective interventions and support for children and families.
- To encourage pupils to develop social and independence skills whilst providing support when it is needed.
- Report pupil and school issues in line with the School’s policies for health and safety, child protection, behaviour management etc.
- Attend parent consultation evenings, meetings and training sessions as required.
- Be involved in extra curricular activities e.g. open days, presentation evenings.
- To assist in contributing to the development of the School Behaviour Policy.
- To assist in monitoring the academic, social and emotional well being of pupils within a year group.
- To liaise with parents and outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate.
- Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the School policy.
- Promote positive value, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing with conflicts and incidents.
- To be willing to undertake first aid training

**Qualifications & Experience** Qualifica