Post 16 Pastoral Lead - Derby, United Kingdom - Derby Moor Spencer Academy

Derby Moor Spencer Academy

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Derby, United Kingdom

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Description

Post Title:
Post 16 Pastoral Leader

Location:
Derby Moor Spencer Academy

Salary/Pay Range:
NJC1- NJC19

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, 42 weeks per year (Term Time plus 3 weeks)

Monday - Thursday exclusive of 30 minute lunch break) and Friday exclusive of 30 minute lunch break)

Reporting to:
Principal via Head of Sixth Form

Purpose of Role

To be responsible for the safeguarding, welfare and behaviour of students, promoting positive student attitudes and behaviour in and around school and mutual respect for members of the school community.
To provide support and intervention to promote student attainment, achievement, attendance and wellbeing.
To work as part of a team to promote and support whole school policies including raising attainment, behaviour, rewards, attendance and punctuality.
To promote positive relations and ensure excellent communication across the school community and with external agencies.
To participate in efficient, effective and proactive organisational and administrative support for Post 1
In addition to the hours the Pastoral Leader is required to work (available for work within schools as above) a Pastoral Leader may be asked to carry out some tasks during the school holiday times. The line manager will monitor this to ensure that the amount of work undertaken is reasonable and appropriate.
To be part of the cover/buddy rota for First Aid provision (Training will be provided) in the absence of the Primary First Aider.

The post holder will be expected to make up 37 hours per week for 3 weeks by completing professional duties outside of the school day including attending meetings as below:

All whole school staff meetings/inset days
Faculty Team Meetings
Year Team Meetings
CPD and additional training as required
Post 16 Parent Evenings
Post 16 Open Evenings

Staff are expected to attend school on the days of the August download and release to students examination results for A Level and GCSE and will need to be in school for GCSE results week.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Part one:
Year Group Management

House Ethos and Direction

To support interventions such as "catchup" and targeted interventions to raise standards and outcomes.
To monitor attendance and punctuality and take positive steps to improve attendance for Post 1
To work proactively with students giving cause for concern, including setting appropriate personal development targets, monitoring their nonacademic progress, and celebrating their achievements
To monitor Dress code, and homework recorded across Post 1
To maintain an overview of students on report for Post 1
To support and monitor the school Rewards Policy.
To deliver/support Year assemblies.
To carry out student interviews and questionnaires, under the guidance of the SLT, as part of the Whole School Self Evaluation process.

Support and Intervention

To be available to meet with students, parents/carers or staff from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am to 4:00pm on a Friday
To devise and implement ways of ensuring that the year group operates cohesively.
To provide supervision and manage expectations within the study centre.
To provide on call cover, as part of a team, during lesson time and registration.
Deal with daytoday issues as they arise in the absence of Head of Sixth Form.
To support the tracking of students attainment and achievement and offer intervention support to maximise student outcomes.
To meet students following referrals related to behaviour, bullying, student concerns or other incidents and to carry out appropriate follow up actions.
To be available to support form tutors within the identified year group. Distribute and prepare relevant resources for the tutor programme relating to; careers/ support/guidance
To support the wider development and enrichment of all students through the design and coordination of the enrichment programme, which encompasses work experience and careerbased opportunities and events throughout the school.
To support and monitor procedures for/with students on report in line with school policy.
To act as a key worker to identified students and to maintain and monitor an up to date key worker list.
To provide 1:1 support for students when necessary to meet the complex pastoral and social needs of our Sixth Form cohort
To carry out, analyse and review informational trawls for identified students.
To refer students for additional support in consultation with the Head of Post 1
To make organisational arrangements for the admission and induction of new students.
To support the work of the Head of Sixth Form as required
To work with key students to improve parental and student engagement and student attendance.