Pastoral Officer - Alternative provision

TeacherActive; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK education recruitment agency is seeking a Pastoral Officer for a permanent role based in East Midlands. The successful candidate will primarily focus on safeguarding pupils, working with those who may show challenging behaviors, and ensuring effective support systems are in place. Full UK driving license and DBS checks are required. This role offers a compelling opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of vulnerable young people.

Qualifications

• Experience working to KCSIE.
• Experience being a DSL/DDSL.
• Experience with social care interactions.

Responsibilities

• Identify pupils at risk and ensure effective safeguarding support.
• Support pastoral care and referrals for additional support.
• Provide robust safeguarding processes.

Skills

Working with challenging and vulnerable young people

Attending safeguarding meetings

Knowledge of KCSIE

Job description

Pastoral Officer - Alternative provision

East Midlands/ permanent / Market related

We are currently working with a Alternative Provision in Chesterfield who are looking to take on a Pastoral officer on a temp to permanent, full time basis.

In this AP, all pupils are permanently excluded and may show challenging behaviours. Pupils may have SEND.

Main purpose of Role includes the identification of pupils at risk and ensuring that the academy is providing highly effective safeguarding support following KCSIE. To be a deputy designated safeguarding lead. The safeguarding team also support attendance as a safeguarding concern. In addition, this role supports pastoral care, refers families for additional support and ensures that our pupils have off site vocational AP places in place where appropriate. To provide the academy with robust and thorough safeguarding processes.

Experience required:

• Of working to KCSIE
• Of being a DSL/DDSL
• Of working with challenging and vulnerable young people
• Of attending safeguarding meetings for pupils such as core groups
• Of attending safeguarding meetings for pupils such as core groups and strategy meetings and of working with social care

Knowledge required:

• Of the Derbyshire safeguarding thresholds, and support services available
• Of Child Protection
• Of KCSIE and other national policies that relate to safeguarding
• Of a range of possible attendance interventions and strategies

Please note for this role you will need to hold a full UK driving license and have business insurance OR willingness to get business insurance - for most insurance companies this can be added without a fee or with a small fee.

You will need to have a DBS on the update service for this role - if you do not we can support you with getting one.

All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.

TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services.

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