Refocus Room Manager

Seahaven Academy; Tudhoe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Seahaven Academy in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Refocus Room Manager to join our supportive pastoral team, ensuring students are supported to achieve their best.

The role involves coordinating the Refocus Room, modelling high standards of behaviour, and working with parents and staff to remove barriers to learning. The successful candidate will contribute to safeguarding and professional development within a busy, rewarding environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Vice Principal (Behaviour) and the pastoral team to effectively support students across the school.
• Coordinate and supervise the Refocus Room, managing the culture in the room.
• Liaise with the Directors of Year to discuss students who are placed in the room and plan actions accordingly to ensure success.
• Ensure behaviour expectations are clearly communicated, applied consistently and are in line with the agreed Behaviour Policy and Refocus Room processes and procedures.
• Oversee the delivery of appropriate learning within the Refocus Room.
• Ensure expectations of student work completion within the Refocus Room remain high and consistent.
• Liaise with subject leaders to ensure work completed in the Refocus Room supports curriculum coverage and minimises gaps in learning.
• Ensure appropriate steps are taken to support students with a successful return to learning after their time in Refocus Room.
• Maintain student records/database and shared patterns with the year team.
• Administer the logging system for Refocus Room and ensure all registers are timely and accurate.
• Communicate with Key Stakeholders as required.
• Attend meetings to discuss student behaviours as appropriate.
• Liaise with members of the teaching profession on educational matters.
• Commit to ongoing professional development specific to the role of Refocus Room Manager (e.g. effective behaviour management strategies, difficult conversations etc.)
• Collect and analyse data for students sent to Refocus Room to identify students who need additional support in the classroom to be successful.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly efficient Refocus Room Manager to join our supportive and positive pastoral team at Seahaven Academy, ensuring students are supported to the best that they can be.

The Refocus Room Manager will address matters that arise, skillfully and promptly dealing with behaviour, attitude, standards and engagement. The successful candidate will engage with parents to build and maintain positive relationships with the community and maintain excellent records of intervention, supporting the graduated approach to pastoral support.

The Refocus Room Manager will model good student conduct, dress code and professionalism. Be supportive of the school culture and instrumental in removing barriers to enable students to meet the demands of the classroom.

The role includes creating a positive culture through insisting on high standards of student behaviour, supporting students, staff and parents and monitoring and improving students' behaviour. This is a busy but rewarding environment where every role in the school contributes to our students achieving their best possible outcomes. Further information is included in our job pack on the school website.

Our staff are committed to honing their skills through coaching, Teaching and Learning communities and using evidence-based approaches to create expert lessons. We believe that ‘Knowledge is Power’. We are currently using the Rosenshine principles and Teach Like A Champion to underpin our professional development and teaching through explicit/direct instruction.

The successful candidate can be sure of working with a team of extremely dedicated staff in a very motivating, forward-thinking environment. The school is committed to providing exceptional CPD at all levels including programmes for ECTs, recently qualified teachers and middle leaders.

About You

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Role Tasks:

• Work closely with the Vice Principal (Behaviour) and the pastoral team to effectively support students across the school.
• Co-ordinate and supervise the Refocus Room, managing the culture in the room.
• Liaise with the Directors of Year to discuss students who are placed in the room and plan actions accordingly to ensure success.
• Ensure behaviour expectations are clearly communicated, applied consistently and are in line with the agreed Behaviour Policy and Refocus Room processes and procedures.
• Oversee the delivery of appropriate learning within the Refocus Room.
• Ensure expectations of student work completion within the Refocus Room remain high and consistent.
• Liaise with subject leaders to ensure work completed in the Refocus Room supports curriculum coverage and minimises gaps in learning.
• Ensure appropriate steps are taken to support students with a successful return to learning after their time in Refocus Room.
• Maintain student records/database and shared patterns with the year team.
• Administer the logging system for Refocus Room and ensure all registers are timely and accurate.
• Communicate with Key Stakeholders as required.
• Attend meetings to discuss student behaviours as appropriate.
• Liaise with members of the teaching profession on educational matters.
• Commit to ongoing professional development specific to the role of Refocus Room Manager (e.g. effective behaviour management strategies, difficult conversations etc.)
• Collect and analyse data for students sent to Refocus Room to identify students who need additional support in the classroom to be successful.

General:

• Develop excellent working relationships with colleagues internally, centrally, and externally.
• Be an effective and flexible member of the team, contributing to the successful adherence to the Safeguarding Policy.
• Always uphold the Academy policies and procedures.
• Be aware and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
• Participate in training and other learning activities as required.
• Participate in the Academy’s Performance Management process.
• Provide appropriate guidance and supervision and assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate.
• Promote the area of responsibility within the Academy and beyond.
• Represent the Academy at events as appropriate.
• Support and promote the Academy ethos.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required, that are covered by the general scope of the post.