Pastoral Care Worker (Grade 4)

Position : Pastoral Care Worker

Hours: 31 hours per week, Term time + 5 INSET Days.

Salary: Grade 4, SCP 5-9 £25,583 - £27,254 (FTE), £18,355,50 actual.

ABOUT US

Trent View College is a newly build post 16 special educational needs college. Trent View College aims to equip young people with essential skills for life, building on and enhancing their College journey. Removing barriers to learning, we are a fully inclusive College, where individual differences are celebrated and aspirations are supported. Our aim is to develop inquisitive, aspirational and resilient young people who are fully equipped to engage and contribute to their own communities.

Trent View College Our college is proud to offer a supportive team, high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with amazing students as outlined in our values - Pride, Aspire, Resilience and Nurture.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Working as part of a specialist team, the Pastoral Care Worker will play an important role in helping to create a stimulating, safe and structed envrionment for students with complex nees. In particular, the Pastoral Care Worker will provide an on-call service for students at times of crisis, proactively supporting students in their self-regulation to enable them to settle and continue their education. You will support students' long term development through the planning and delivery of interventions, coaching conversations and therapeutic activities or by providing general support in the classroom under the guidance of a teacher.

PUPIL WELFARE

• Establish positive, productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and promoting restorative practice

• Work within teams to provide a relational approach to behaviour support for our students

• Support students with consistent, unconditional positive regard, identifying and responding to their individual needs

• Contribute to the timetable of lunchtime activities for our students to ensure activities are available that meet the needs of our students

• Use judgement and creativity to plan and deliver interventions according to the needs of students and small student groups

• Develop a deep and wide ranging understanding of the reasons behind different behaviours

• Contribute towards a robust and positive culture of safeguarding for our college community

• Use specialist SEN and behaviour strategies, including TeamTeach, to support self-regulation and de-escalation in accordance with school policies to effectively support students at times of crisis

• Work with the Pastoral Manager and SENCO to establish a thorough package of transition support to students that are joining college

• Attend to students’ personal needs including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters

• Assist with the development and implementation of relevant education, behaviour, health and support plans

• Implement planned interventions for both individuals and groups

• Supporting with external meetings relating to our students

• Support students with their mental health, wellbeing and resilience through a range of different strategies and workshops

• Liaison with different agencies to ensure appropriate and continuous support for students

• Contribute to the development of Personal Intervention Plans

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

• Work with the teacher to establish an appropriate learning environment that meets the individual needs of our students

• Provide in-class support when necessary

• Work with the teacher and other staff to plan lessons and create resources that enable all students to access the curriculum

• Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate engagement and behaviour strategies and work to empower staff to implement strategies in their own classroom

• Provide data and feedback and contribute to reports on individual students and student groups

• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers as agreed with the teacher and in line with school policies

• Provide general administrative support including, for example, the monitoring and recording of behavioural incidents

• Liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers

SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM

• Plan and deliver agreed programmes and activities according to the needs of students

• Develop resources to support the delivery of activities and interventions

• Support the use of ICT and develop students’ competence and independence in its use

• Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources

SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE

• To take responsibility of day-to-day overview of attendance

• Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school

• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other professionals to support the progress of students

• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

• Assist in the training and development of staff as appropriate

• Supervise students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

• Supervise students at lunch and break times as required

• Be responsible for maintaining and updating records, information and data in line with school policies, contributing to reviews and producing analysis and reports as required

• Work with Wellspring academy staff and Positive Regard clients to promote inclusive practice.

SALARY / HOURS

Starting salary for a Grade 4 , SCP 5 - 9 Pastoral Care Worker is £18,355.50 actual annual salary working 31 hours per week Mon-Fri (08:45am - 3:15pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri and 08:45am - 4:15pm Thursday) term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-join-us/

For more information please refer to the job description attached.

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity simply click APPLY NOW. If you have additional questions then please reach out to Jodie Hutchison, Office Manager: [email removed]. If you are unsure if you meet all the criteria but have an interest in this opportunity then please do submit your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion - we want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

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