Pastoral Support Officer
Driffield School and Sixth Form, Driffield, YO25 5HRThis job expired on 16 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Once clearances have been obtained
Closing date
16 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
6 June 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- 19,245
Pay scale
- SCP11
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting new opportunity to join our team as a Pastoral Support Officer. This role will work in the school’s isolation area, supervising and supporting students who have been removed from lessons. You will work with school leaders to implement individualised work programmes for students placed in the isolation area and will take a lead on individual or small group intervention behaviour support work.
The role will commence in July 2023 and working hours are from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday during the school term. You will also be paid for an additional 14 hours per year, which enables you to attend team meetings, training and development that sits outside your normal working hours. Your actual salary is £19,245 per annum, and this is paid in 12 equal instalments over the year so even when it is the summer holidays, you continue to receive the same payment that month. If you are interested in working on a part time basis, please get in touch and we are happy to explore this further with you.
We are looking for an individual who are great communicators and able to quickly build rapport with young people. You will be committed to ensuring every individual child receives the care, support and guidance they need to thrive and be the best they can be. We’re also looking for the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain a calm and settled environment
- IT literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
- Able to motivate and inspire students to achieve their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
The Pastoral Team plays a key part of the life of our school and we will give you training and mentor support in school for this exciting new opportunity. Our moto is ‘work hard and be nice to people’ and the school was recently described by Ofsted as a ‘friendly and happy place’ (2020). We are genuinely committed to our students and our staff, and we do everything we can to ensure every child receives the care and guidance they need to thrive.
What can we offer you?
- An induction programme and continued investment in training and development, with access to coaching and mentoring, career and professional development
- Access to teacher training via Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training
- Opportunities to engage in extra-curricular activities with for example, our PE and Performing Arts teams.
- Corporate membership to the East Riding Leisure gyms, saving over 25% on membership costs at Driffield’s Leisure Centre.
- Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
- Financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase, affordable loans and savings available through the Salary Finance Scheme
- Opportunity to become a Mental Health First Aider
- Access to TeacherPerks.co.uk – discounts from a wide range of organisations
- Access to Vivup – a wide range of employee benefits can be accessed through our Vivup platform which are designed to improve your physical, financial and mental health wellbeing.
Commitment to safeguarding
Driffield School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf and Driffield School and Sixth Form’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be accessed at: Microsoft Word – Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy September 2023 (driffieldschool.net)
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About Driffield School and Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1383 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- laura.sanders@driffieldschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01377 232362
We are an 11-19 Comprehensive School with approximately 1,350 students on roll. We are part of The Education Alliance, a growing multi-academy trust, currently consisting of South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College, Malet Lambert School, Driffield School and Sixth Form, The Snaith School, Hunsley Primary School, North Cave Church of England Primary School, Howden Junior School, Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School and Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training. We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives. We do this by always doing what is right, trusting each other and standing shoulder to shoulder and doing what we know makes the difference. Doing what is right means always acting with integrity, in the interests of others and being honest, open and transparent.
We are proud of our school and welcome the opportunity to show prospective staff, who are interested in any current vacancies, around the site.
Arranging a visit to Driffield School and Sixth Form
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email laura.sanders@driffieldschool.org.uk.
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