Pastoral Support Assistant

Pastoral Support Assistant 

Term Time Only

 37 Hours per week

Band G (11-14) £22,571 - £24,920 per annum pro rata

Actual salary:  £18,834 - £20,794 per annum

The Trust

Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust comprises two schools, Kenilworth School and Sixth Form and The Westwood Academy, Coventry.  The vacancy will be based at Kenilworth School and Sixth Form.

The Role

We have created a new Pastoral Support Assistant role to further support the pastoral care of our students and work under the direction of our pastoral team, Senior Leaders, Heads of Year to provide pastoral care, support and guidance to our students. 

The successful candidate will ideally have relevant pastoral experience of working in a school or youth work within the community.  Experience of dealing with outside agencies, the police and early intervention services is required to allow the candidate to provide an effective support service from the outset.

The pastoral role will support the promotion of high levels of attendance and punctuality of students in-line with key areas of safeguarding, well-being and behaviour.  The candidate will provide support and liaise with key staff across the school as they manage our students’ behaviour, personal and educational issues.

The Pastoral Support Assistant will work within the pastoral team to help manage case-loads of students and organise the liaison between the school, students, parents/carers, outside agencies and other professionals as necessary.  Our on-going aim and commitment is to support students to achieve their full potential.

Duties

Key areas of the role will include:

• Working with the Heads of Year, Pastoral Manager and Deputy Head to provide support on pastoral and behaviour issues as directed.
• Support students with personal, social, development and behavioural issues.
• Provide a strategic link within the pastoral team for the school, outside agencies and parents.
• Provide administration to the pastoral team, writing reports and submitting referrals to the appropriate levels of staff.
• Collecting and supervising students for detentions and other sanctions.
• Support with on-call system.
• Supporting attendance and punctuality.
• Carry out independent investigation reports on incidents.
• Monitor, maintain and retain accurate records in line with data protection and GDPR.
• Support pastoral staff in the implementation of effective safeguarding procedures.
• Liaise and prepare reports for Deputy Head and pastoral team as required.
• Assist with early identification of disengagement and contribute to interventions to encourage re-engagement.
• Establish and maintain effective and supportive relations with pupils, parents/carers.

Key Requirements

• Ideally, experience of working with outside agencies and early intervention teams.  This experience may be through working in a school or as a youth worker within the community.
• Good inter-personal skills are required, including flexibility, organisation and time management.
• Have the confidence to challenge difficult behaviour in a professional manner.
• Ability to display an understanding of social issues affecting children and demonstrate a flexible approach to support families.
• Have an awareness of legislation relating to school attendance and safeguarding of children.
• A willingness to undertake further training to support the safeguarding team.
• First Aid trained, or a willingness to undertake a First Aid qualification.

Working Hours

This is a term time only role and the working hours are:

Monday to Friday:   8.30am – 4.30pm (with an unpaid 30-minute lunch-break)

If you are interested in applying and you would like to visit the school and find out more about the role please contact Deena Perry, HR Manager at D.Perry@ksn.org.uk.

To Apply

Please visit https://www.ksn.org.uk/723/vacancies to download a job description, person specification, application and equal opportunities form.

Please email your application and covering letter (addressed to Mr Abbott, Headteacher), to Deena Perry, HR Manager at:  D.Perry@ksn.org.uk 

Please note, we cannot accept a CV as an application.

Closing date:  Tuesday, 12 July 2022 at 9am

Interview date:  Tuesday, 19 July 2022 (morning)

Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Candidates will therefore undertake an enhanced DBS check.