Educational Support Officer

Penryn College, Cornwall; Penryn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Penryn College in Cornwall is seeking an Education Support Officer to work proactively with students identified as needing support to overcome barriers to learning. You will diagnose barriers, maintain Behaviour Plans, and liaise with parents, staff and support services.

You will gather evidence, document progress, and present monitoring outcomes to Senior Leadership Team. The role requires collaborative work within the Education Support Team to help SEND/SEMH/Behaviour pupils achieve progress

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and remove barriers to learning for identified students.
• Write and maintain a Behaviour Plan for identified students and liaise with parents, staff and support services.
• Gather relevant evidence to document progress and articulate monitoring meetings with SLT.
• Ensure communication surrounding plans, actions and interventions is clear and understood.
• Support identified pupils to maintain at least good discipline and progress in lessons and around the school.
• Collaborate with parents to help their children overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the school.
• Participate in duties and investigations as required as part of the Education Support Team.
• Support accelerated progress and attendance through targeted learning plans.

Job description

Main Purpose of Role

• To work proactively with others, and be personally driven to diagnose and remove specific barriers to learning for identified students
• To write and maintain a Behaviour Plan for identified students and liaise directly with parents, staff and support services as required.
• To gather relevant evidence to document progress and articulate this monitoring meetings with SLT.
• To ensure that communication surrounding plans, actions and interventions is well articulated and understood.
• To ensure that identified pupils maintain at least good discipline in lessons and around the school.
• To build and sustain a positive and working relationship with parents to help them help their children to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the school.
• To be part of a rota of staff required to do duties, staff LSU and do investigations as directed.
• To accelerate the progress of those identified pupils, so that they make outstanding progress ensuring their attendance is at least good and using specific learning plans related to individual needs.
• To play an active part in ensuring that the College's outcomes for SEN (including behaviour) students are achieved; namely, that students achieve and progress.
• To be an active, resourceful and proactive in an Education Support Team that delivers responsive and effective support to students with SEND/SEMH/Behaviour etc.
• To support and facilitate independent learning for identified students, using resourceful and creative ways to unblock barriers to learning.
• This support will be delivered daily, directly with students, in the classroom/outside the classroom and on a one-to-one or small group basis.

Person Specification

Grade: F £25,492 - £29,336

Reporting to: EST Lead/AHT for behaviour/HOY

Location

Penryn College
Kernick Road
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 8PZ

Supporting documents

• Candidate Pack - Education Support Officer
• Application Form - Teaching Staff
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.