ARCH Belong Leader - Nurture and Targeted Intervention

Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy; Todmorden; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Todmorden High School, a SHARE Academy, seeks a Nurture and Targeted Intervention ARCH Belong Leader to support students on personalised curricula and SEND/SEMH needs. You will lead mentors and deliver small-group interventions to aid academic progress and wellbeing.

You will work with pastoral and inclusion staff to remove barriers to mainstream lessons, help students engage, and promote resilience and personal best across the school community.

Qualifications

• Experience leading small teams of mentors.
• Strong communication with pupils, parents and staff.
• Experience supporting pupils with SEND/ SEMH.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and leadership for a team of mentors.
• Lead interventions for pupils with personalised curricula.
• Deliver life skills and SEMH interventions to maximise progress.
• Assist with reintegration of pupils into mainstream lessons.
• Collaborate with pastoral and inclusion staff to meet pupil needs.
• Liaise with external agencies and parents to support attainment.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

ICT

Safeguarding

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overall purpose and description of the role

To manage and oversee the students that have a personalised curriculum offer to support their academic and/or SEND/SEMH needs. The Nurture and Targeted Intervention - ARCH Belong Leader will lead a positive and productive learning environment for students with a modified timetable. Some students may complete a reduced number of option subjects because of Work Experience or an adaptive curriculum offer. With support and guidance from teaching staff, you and your team of mentors will deliver small group interventions for academic subjects, as well as SEMH to support the holistic progress of individuals and small groups.

You will seek to reduce the barriers for pupils attending mainstream lessons. To work as a team member across school and to support the learning, progress and welfare of all students to help them achieve their personal best and to provide practical support for learning, educational activities, developing social skills, integration to secure students physical and emotional wellbeing.

Academy Information

Todmorden High School is a medium sized secondary academy in Todmorden. The academy is committed to creating a culture where all students and colleagues at all levels can feel proud of who they are and their achievements. In keeping with our values, we strive to create a school that celebrates difference. Ambition, Respect, Care and Honesty remain at the forefront of everything we do; we are trusted to do the right thing for each other, our students and the wider community.

The academy is a proud partner of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and is part of the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. Todmorden High School provides staff with a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate, network, and share best practice.

Todmorden High School has a wonderful academy community and is a great place to work, where all team members play a vital role in making a positive impact on the life chances of others.

The academy is proud to offer:

• A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives
• A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key
• A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own
• Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated
• Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development
• Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance
• A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities
• A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.

Key Responsibilities & specifications

• To provide the vision, clarity of communication and leadership for a team of mentors.
• To lead with integrity and engender a belief that every child can succeed and achieve their personal best.
• To develop and manage the support package for the pupils that have a personalised curriculum offer.
• To lead a positive and productive learning environment for students with a modified timetable.
• With support and guidance from teaching staff, deliver small group interventions for academic subjects.
• Delivery of life skills lessons to inspire a love of learning as well as evaluating, intervening and assessing pupil’s progress.
• To assist with re-integrating and engaging students in mainstream lessons.
• Liaise with pastoral and inclusion staff to ensure the needs of all pupils are met.
• To lead on the reviewing of student profiles, My Support Plans and EHCP reviews under the direction of the SENCO, frequently communicating with parents, students, teachers and outside professionals.
• Deliver appropriate wellbeing/SEMH interventions to maximise pupil progress and attendance.
• To lead meetings with a restorative focused approach with pupils and teachers where appropriate.
• To promote the inclusion of all students in the learning activities they are involved in and communicate effectively with staff to support their learning whilst maintaining high expectations for all students.
• To liaise with external agencies and parents/carers to support pupils to achieve their personal best.
• To collaborate with the teacher in monitoring and evaluating pupil responses to the learning tasks and modify approaches accordingly.
• To contribute to the maintaining and analysing of students’ records of progress.
• To organise and manage safely the learning activities, the physical teaching space and resources within the designated area of responsibility.
• Organise, design and deliver lunchtime and after school activities for referred students.
• To keep up to date with latest research and use this to inform improvements in provision.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate students’ learning. Ensuring progress is clearly recorded in the relevant systems and related to the learning objectives/goals for students.
• Ensure relevant equipment and materials are suitable for the designated learning activities.
• Contribute effectively to the research, selection and preparation of teaching resources that meet the diversity of students’ needs and interests.
• To undertake any other duties associated with the role, as may be decided by your line manager of the Headteacher.

Safeguarding requirements

This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children (i.e. primary school age) are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household.

Expertise in Role Required (At selection - Level 1)

• Be able to demonstrate high standards of numeracy and literacy
• Experience of working with secondary pupils in school for at least 2 years
• Experience of working with children who have SEND
• Experience of providing interventions for individuals and groups
• Ability to engage and influence others
• Experience of liaising with external agencies and parents
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Commitment to the safeguarding of young people
• Ability to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies
• Use coaching and mentoring skills with adults and pupils
• Ability to use ICT to support learning
• Has the ability to travel around the local area to visit Alternative Provision providers, including transporting pupils.
• Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours, e.g. evening meetings.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of relevant policies and codes of practice - e.g. Safeguarding and Special Educational Needs

Expertise in Role - After initial development - Level 2

• Demonstrate leadership and line management skills