Provide support to the wider student support team under the direction of senior pastoral staff and the Headteacher to: support students in their academic, emotional and pastoral needs, promoting positive behaviour and attitudes to learning. Ensure a rigorous approach towards the commitment to protect and nurture students at Lode Heath School in keeping with agreed child protection, safeguarding, attendance and pastoral care policies.
Establish effective working relationships with students and families, acting as a role model, setting high expectations, creating a positive ethos and fostering productive home-school links. Always demonstrate professional characteristics to all stakeholders, outside agencies, colleagues, students and parents/careers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Contribute to and support the work of the wider team to ensure effective and efficient provision for our students.
* Ensure an up-to-date knowledge of attendance, safeguarding, behaviour and all pastoral care policies and comply with their implementation.
* Ensure a smooth turnover of students within Student Support, sign posting/triaging/re-directing where necessary, so that learning time is maximised.
* Liaise with staff, parents/careers and outside agencies to ensure effective communication and attend any meetings that are appropriate/necessary with the aim of ensuring the safety, academic development and emotional/physical wellbeing of our students.
* Participate in a rota to staff various aspects of pastoral teamwork, including: managing 'student alerts'; first aid & medical provision; on-call; and detention administration.
* Provide First Aid - training provided.
* Provide support in the preparation, set up and delivery of whole school events, such as parent/career evenings and new intake events.
* Keep accurate and timely records in accordance with school systems.
* Lead on the allocation of student lockers and manage uniform stock, distributing to students as necessary.
* Take collective responsibility for positive behaviour and attitudes around school, including challenging poor behaviour and attitudes and rewarding positive ones, and implementing the school's behaviour and recognition policies.
Attend regular team meetings, briefings and others as required. Flexible working hours may be necessary on occasion.
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