JOB PURPOSE 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/ carers. Work effectively with all stakeholders and members of the community to ensure the physical and emotional wellbeing of all students. Contribute effectively to Lode Heath School’s continuous improvement and actively support the values and aims of the school WORK PERFORMED Contribute to and support the work of the wider team to ensure effective and efficient provision for our students To 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/ carers 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 the our students Participate in a rota to staff various aspects of pastoral teamwork. This includes (but is not limited to): 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. This will require flexible working hours on occasion. Keep accurate and timely records in accordance with school systems Lead on the allocation of student lockers Manage uniform stock, distributing to students as necessary To take collective responsibility for positive behaviour and attitudes around school. This includes challenging poor behaviour and attitudes and rewarding positive ones, and implementing the school’s behaviour and recognition policies Attend appropriate professional development or training needed relevant to this role and ensure knowledge is up to date. Any other appropriate and reasonable duties that may be required at the request of the Headteacher. Attend regular team meetings, briefings and others as required