The HLTA: Pastoral Support & SEMH Lead will have a passion for supporting pupils and their families, assisting them with pastoral and welfare support. The primary focus is to provide pastoral, SEMH wellbeing and welfare support to pupils and their families. The post holder will be the school’s mental health champion and will also hold operational Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibilities under the direction of the Senior Leadership Team.
Responsibilities
* Pastoral and Safeguarding Support
As a key member of the Designated Safeguarding team for Child Protection at the school, working in collaboration with the DSL, Headteacher and other DSL trained staff and under the line management of the AVP: Inclusion
* Pastoral support
o Support with the coordination and provision of pastoral, wellbeing and welfare support to pupils
o Respond to and support behaviour issues as they arise within phases once the phase staff have exhausted all appropriate strategies to successfully de-escalate and return the student to learning
o Take a lead role in the educational and social development of pupils who struggle to attend school to overcome the cycle of school or lesson avoidance
o To be the student Mental Health Champion for the school
o To co-ordinate and deliver mental health/emotional regulation interventions and support in the school ARC provision
o To closely liaise with the school nurse alongside the AVP Inclusion in order to manage the referral of students who will require further specific interventions
o To liaise with other mental health professionals and coordinate onward referrals
o To liaise with parents and teachers to ensure they have strategies that can be implemented at home and in the classroom
* Safeguarding
o Lead day-to-day safeguarding operations and take the lead in any Child Protection and safeguarding matters, including attendance at child protection and family support conferences
o Work with the Senior Leadership Team to oversee Safeguarding and Pastoral Support, including Leading Team Around The Child/Family meetings (internal and external)
o Ensure safeguarding records are up to date and actions are followed through, including setting up relevant training sessions
o Coordinate with SLT and Safeguarding Team as appropriate
o Ensure safeguarding files are transferred between settings when pupils join or leave the school, and that records are maintained and stored appropriately
o Share information with key colleagues and external professionals, attend CINs, CP reviews, Case Conferences and other multi/external agency meetings as needed
o Complete referrals with and on behalf of families in collaboration with the SENDCO (Strengths and Needs assessments, EHCNA, etc.)
o Ensure meeting records are circulated to all professionals within two weeks
* Additional Duties
o Any other duties which reasonably fall within the purpose of the post
o Maintain and update your qualifications in line with DfE regulations and School and Trust policies
Requirements
* Willingness to undertake training related to this role and maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant statutory provisions
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
Industries
* Higher Education
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