Pastoral Support Staff

Calthorpe Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0TP

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  06/01/2024 (Subject to confirmation)

• Closing date

  3 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,572.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3b 16-22

Pastoral Support Staff job summary

Pastoral Support Staff

Job Purpose

To assist the Head Teacher in the leadership and management of our pastoral provision in the school, to achieve the outcomes required by Government regulations and the school policies adopted by the Board of Trustees and the Local Governing Body. Develop high quality of pastoral ethos within the Academy. Provide an excellent provision for learners with SEND.

Duties and responsibilities

• To provide high quality care for all pupils
• Ensure that all children and young people are treated with dignity and respect, in an environment which reflects the importance of and their right to be treated as valuable worthwhile individuals
• To support and guide all pupils in their personal development
• To help reduce the social and emotional barriers to learning for vulnerable pupils
• To work closely with the behaviour management team in order to cross reference concern (Behaviour / Safeguarding).
• To investigate safeguarding concerns in line with the Academy Safeguarding policy and keep children safe in education.
• To contact and meet with parents where appropriate
• To work in collaboration with Birmingham Children Trust and any external agencies with professionalism and high expectations for the care needed from these agencies to support our learners and their families.
• To provide administrative support to the Safeguarding Team, including producing reports on individual pupils and groups of pupils
• To ensure that our record keeping is clear, transparent and accurate for confidentiality and security purposes
• Referring all cases of suspected abuse of any pupil at the Academy Birmingham Children’s Trust
• Supporting staff who make referrals to local authority children’s social care
• Referring to the Head Teacher only, any child protection concerns which involve a member of staff (allegation against staff) and ensure that the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) team have been consulted - It is not the role of the Deputy DSL to investigate allegations of abuse or neglect by members of staff working or volunteering with children in school. This falls to the Head teacher or to the Chair of the Board where the allegation is against the Head teacher. Please refer to the allegation against staff flowchart.
• Taking part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings and/or to supporting other staff to do so and to contribute to the assessment of children
• Referring cases to the SPOC (Single point of Contact/DSL) or the Channel programme (and supporting staff who make referrals) where there is a radicalisation concern
• Making referrals to the police where a crime may have been committed which involves a child (FGM, Peer on Peer Abuse, please refer to most up to date KCSIE)#

Training

The DSL & Deputy DSL should receive appropriate child protection training every two years (and refresh their knowledge and skills through network meetings, email updates and documents on an ongoing basis) in order to:

• Understand the assessment process for providing early help and intervention, for example through locally agreed common and shared assessment processes such as early help assessments
• Have a working knowledge of how local authorities conduct a child protection case conference and a child protection review conference and be able to attend and contribute to these effectively when required to do so
• Ensure each member of staff has access to and understands the Academy’s Safeguarding/child protection policy and procedures, especially new and part time staff
• Be alert to the specific needs of children in need, those with special educational needs and young carers
• Be able to keep detailed, accurate, secure written records of concerns and referrals
• Understand and support the Academy with regard to the Prevent Duty and provide advice and support to staff on protecting children from the risk of radicalisation by following the guidance from the Academy SPOC.
• Obtain access to resources and attend any relevant or refresher training courses
• Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings, amongst all staff, in any measures the Academy may put in place to protect them

Communication

The Pastoral Support Staff must have the ability to:

• Empathise with Learners and parents, using diplomacy and sensitivity in handling a wide range of complex situations.
• Effectively communicate with Learners who are putting up barriers to learning and persuading them to accept the range of support on offer.
• Prioritise work with learners, teachers, support staff, SMT/SLT and colleagues in outside agencies whilst under pressure.
• Communicate effectively with all stake holders
• Be able to create reports on specific area of our pastoral provision

Raise awareness

• ensure the Academy safeguarding/child protection policies are known, understood and used appropriately;
• ensure the Academy staff are trained well and understands the importance of good safeguarding practice
• that referrals about suspected abuse or neglect may be made and the role of the Academy in this; and link with the Local Safeguarding Board to make sure staff are aware of training opportunities and the latest local policies on safeguarding.
• ensure that staff feels listened to, safe and able to challenge DSLs’ decision at all times for the benefit of keeping our learners safe
• ensure that updates are sent on various areas of pastoral care
• ensure that families are aware of our processes and have the opportunity to access external and internal support under early help and beyond

Role specific support required

Engage and involve the community – engaging the whole school community (staff, students and parents) is a key strategy to promote pastoral care.

Review student wellbeing outcomes – a variety of measures can be used by schools to conduct this assessment.

Map policies and practices against outcomes – identify existing overlaps and gaps; assess appropriateness and effectiveness of current systems, practices, policies and services in relation to identified wellbeing outcomes.

Enable staff to reflect on their own pastoral care practices – clarify each person’s pastoral care role, explore how actions, and relationships with students can enhance or harm student wellbeing.

Decide what needs to be stopped, started and kept – this determination by staff is particularly important given the often limited resourcing for pastoral care.

Clearly delineate roles and responsibilities – this needs to be explicit and clearly understood by all; can reduce the burden often experienced by pastoral care leaders and encourages all to contribute to the culture of care.

Communicate progress regularly – to ensure ongoing engagement update the wider school community on pastoral care activities and processes.

Provide sufficient capacity and resources – a pastoral care ‘master plan’ can be used to guide and monitor ongoing implementation.

Skills & Experience and Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Have an up to date driving license

Desirable

• Experience of a similar role or taking on professional responsibility in a related field
• Experience in an SEND setting
• Experience of embedding new practice in the workplace

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Calthorpe Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Calthorpe Academy website (opens in new tab)
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