Student Welfare Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Waseley Hills High School

Description

• To work as a member of the Student Support Team to lead and manage the daytoday organisation of student behaviour support strategies.
• To encourage and support vulnerable young people by raising selfesteem and achievement.
• To help manage all aspects of student behaviour.
• To work with individual young people who are at risk of exclusion or have attendance difficulties.
• To coordinate multiagency planning.

• To support Head of Year support other lead case workers and Year Team Leaders as required
• To monitor, review and intervene to improve student punctuality, lateness and attitude to learning.
• To be the second line of parental contact and to initiate the creation of individual student support plans.
• To monitor, review and intervene to ensure all students are managed and supported well, particularly those with specific learning support needs as well as behavioural/emotional.
• To coordinate the activities of internal and external support providers through managing student learning support plans.
• To work with students and their families in readmission planning following minor Fixed Term Exclusions from school and support students based at the Hub
• To liaise with the Key Stage Learning Support teams, tutors and Senior Team to ensure effective and coordinated communication of information.
• To participate in team meetings, supervision meetings and training events as required.

• To liaise closely with Year Team Leaders and tutors and meet regularly with relevant student support staff to inform and help coordinate its work.
• Lead and coordinate House assemblies, support vertical tutor sessions when running, rewards events and other house related activities as required
• Regular liaison with the relevant Year Team Leader and relevant Student Support Team staff regarding individual student attendance, home visits and first day absence calling.
• Day to day management of students on report.
• Lunch break and end of day duties.
• Investigation, recording and reporting of incidents.
• Interrogate data on behaviour, attendance and achievement to ensure proactive as well as reactive work with students
• To create learning support plans and ensure regular contact with parents to follow up issues/incidents.
• Coordination of student documentation for formal purposes.
• Provide student information, advice and guidance on issues that present barriers to learning and wellbeing.
• To support the programme of study support sessions for students to attend during the school day and at specific holiday times.
• To support and deliver sessions with students at 'The Hub' as appropriate
• To attend Parents' Evenings, Year Team meetings and Pastoral meetings/Multiagency meetings as appropriate.
• Meet regularly with Team Leader for Inclusion (SENCo) and the Assistant Principal with responsibility for students to review and plan proactively for students with year group.

• To maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff in their development and training.
• To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job.
• To undertake health and safety duties commensurate with the post and/or as detailed in the School's Health and Safety Policy.
• To participate in the school's emergency response arrangements as directed by the designated officer.

In all contacts the post holder will be required to present a good image of the School as well as maintaining constructive relationships.

• The Trust reserves the right to alter the content of this Job Description, after consultation, to reflect changes to the job or services provided, without altering the general character or level of responsibility.
• The duties described in this Job Description must be carried out in a manner which promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and service users and is consistent with the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.
• All staff are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the safety and welfare of children and young people.
• All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to Waseley Hills' Health and Safety Policy.
• Duties which include the processing of any personal data must be undertaken within the co