Pastoral Support Officer

Allestree Woodlands School; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare discounts

Gym membership

Retail discounts

Pension scheme

Wellbeing charter

Job summary

Allestree Woodlands School is seeking a Pastoral Support Officer to work with Heads of Year on pastoral matters, safeguarding and parental engagement. The role also involves mentoring and coaching vulnerable students and helping remove barriers to learning so they reach their full potential.

The position is permanent, 37 hours per week across 39 weeks per year, with Grade 4 salary (£25,298–£27,443 actual; £29,542–£32,046 FTE).

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, coaching or working with young people.
• Experience with students with challenging behaviour.
• Ability to challenge students to realise their potential and remove barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral support to Heads of Year.
• Work on safeguarding and parental engagement.
• Mentor and coach vulnerable students.

Skills

Mentoring / coaching

Behaviour management

Experience with challenging behaviour

Job description

The Pastoral Support Officer will provide support to Heads of Year in pastoral matters and in particular with behavioural issues, safeguarding and parental engagement. The role also involves working closely with vulnerable students in a mentoring and coaching capacity. The person: The successful candidate will have experience of mentoring, coaching or working with young people, and experience of successfully working with young people with challenging behaviour. We are looking for someone who has the courage to challenge students to be their best and support in removing barriers to learning to ensure they reach their full potential. Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
Grade and Salary Grade 4: £25,298 - £27,443 actual salary per annum (£29,542 - £32,046 FTE) Working pattern 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year Contract term Permanent The School: Allestree Woodlands School offers a broad curriculum at all key stages and has a thriving Sixth Form. We pride ourselves on the warm and friendly atmosphere of our school. We strive for the best achievements for our students and passionately believe that every young person deserves the chance to be successful.

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.