The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Pupil Support Manager to join our dedicated team at Dean Trust Wigan.
The core purpose of the role will be to provide outstanding pastoral and holistic support for pupils.
Key responsibilities
- To work with the Head of Year, Assistant Headteachers and Deputy Headteacher to manage all aspects of behaviour and welfare of pupils.
- To maintain high visibility by visiting classrooms frequently to support all staff and pupils in the pursuit of excellent levels of behaviour.
- Identify barriers to good behaviour and devise strategies to overcome these, liaising with external agencies where necessary.
- Implementation of school policies and standards across the year group.
- To engage in relevant CPD and networking.
- To pursue and promote the equality of opportunity throughout the year group.
- Support/manage the pastoral care, behaviour and welfare of pupils including Child in Need, Child Protection, Early Helps and Children Looked After.
- Assist in the management of year specific activities where appropriate e.g. Year 9 options, Year 11 interventions, reward trips, parents' evenings.
- Work with pupils, their families and agencies to improve their behaviour, attendance and punctuality. Initiating and being the lead professional in Early Helps where pertinent.
- To manage incidents of poor behaviour and ensure reparation between parties.
- To work with pupils to resolve incidents having due regard for the school anti-bullying procedure.
- To use relevant interventions with individual/ small groups of pupils in order to make measurable impact on behaviour.
- To work in partnership with parents/ carers to ensure clear communication of school standards and how best parents and carers can support the pupil and the school in achieving this.
- To communicate effectively with all members of the school community and external professionals in all aspects of behaviour and welfare.
- To use a variety of methods to investigate the reasons for the lack of engagement and/or poor behaviour of pupils including pupil shadowing and meetings with parents.
- To use a variety of methods to monitor the behaviour of pupils.
- To initiate Early Helps for pupils who continue to be unable to comply with school standards. To be the lead professional where applicable.
- To liaise regularly with relevant staff with regard to pupils who are causing concern.
- To become a ‘champion’ in a selected area of pastoral care and to actively seek training in this area of expertise and to ensure school wide support in your specified area of expertise.
- To maintain accurate records of parental, pupil and agency communication.
- To act as First Aider.
- To act as a Safeguarding Officer
- To provide occasional cover of classes in the absence of a teacher.
- Any other duties as directed by the Executive Headteacher which are commensurate with grade and title of post.
For more information about the role please contact us on 01942 511987 or email dtwoffice@deantrustwigan.co.uk.
Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust.We look forward to hearing from you.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.
