Pastoral Support Worker
Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JBThis job expired on 18 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
October/November 2024
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £17,260.00 Annually (Actual) Grade H3.5 (FTE £23,500)
Pastoral Support Worker job summary
PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER
32.5 hours/week 8:30am - 3:30pm
Monday to Friday, Term Time only
Grade: H3.5 (FTE £23,500)
Actual Starting Salary £17,260
Hitchin Boys’ School (HBS) is an outstanding and over-subscribed comprehensive school with a mixed sixth form, which forms part of the highly successful Hitchin Schools’ Consortium. Located in the historic and picturesque market town of Hitchin in North Hertfordshire it is conveniently located 25 minutes from London by train and close to the A1(M) and M1.
We are now seeking an enthusiastic Pastoral Support Worker to join our school as part of our outstanding team of support workers.
The work involves supporting individual and small groups of students both in terms of personal development and in careers awareness. The job is highly varied, very active and offers the potential for further development.
No previous experience is required but applicants should be able to communicate information and ideas effectively to a range of audiences. Applications from those wishing to contribute to other aspects of school life outside the classroom are particularly welcome.
Key responsibilities include:
- support individual and/or small groups of students who require emotional care and support as directed by the Pastoral Analysis and Interventions Manager (PAIM) and Deputy Headteacher.
- investigate student issues as appropriate and to ensure there are effective outcomes.
- provide effective mentoring/coaching for individuals and small groups of students.
- liaise with external agencies where students have additional support.
- support the Heads of Year/Heads of Key Stage with the administration of behaviour management systems and administration of sanctions.
- communicate with parents regarding pastoral issues where appropriate.
Person Specification:
- good written and excellent oral communication skills
- prior experience of office-based IT systems (MS Office and ideally Google Drive)
- quick to pick up new software and apps
- able to work on own initiative and organise own workload
- a positive and enthusiastic outlook is essential as is a willingness to learn and get involved in all aspects of the school.
What can HBS offer you?
- The opportunity to work in a secure, supportive environment
- SLT commitment to supporting the mental, physical & emotional wellbeing of staff/students
- A school with great traditions, excellent reputation but with a modern outlook
- A campus that combines state of the art facilities with historic Grade II listed buildings
Applications should be submitted via My New Term
Previous applicants need not apply.
Application deadline: 9:00am, Friday 18th October 2024
Interviews: w/c 21st October
Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is identified
HBS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts.
HBS welcomes applications from all applicants who meet the requirements for the position, however we are especially keen to receive applications from those in minority groups for which the school is currently underrepresented. We celebrate diversity and thrive on the benefits it brings.
Link to the HBS Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
HBS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out for all posts.
About Hitchin Boys' School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1364 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hitchin Boys' School website
Overview
Hitchin Boys’ School is a high achieving, all-ability, single sex school with over 1,300 pupils (aged 11-18) on roll and a mixed sixth form, which forms part of the Hitchin Schools’ consortium.
We want all our pupils to leave Hitchin Boys' School having had a rich and fulfilling experience that enables them to enter an ever-changing world being Strong and True. We want them to leave as ambassadors for the future, embracing our core values to make a positive difference, leading and shaping the communities and world they encounter. We want them to have strength of character and a versatile and agile mind. Through this, they will flourish.
The school honours our history, but is also ambitious for our future, and strives for excellence by ensuring we have:
* A school where everyone matters; the whole community can be true to themselves and others
* High Expectations
* Aspirational outcomes
* First rate opportunities underpinned by high quality resources.
Teaching and learning remain at the heart of everything we do. Pupils are exposed to a broad and challenging curriculum, drawing on the very best practices and research. We review out provision ensuring every key stage provides academic rigour, breadth and depth, whilst promoting strong literacy and oracy skills. Through personalisation we will ensure all members of the school community can fully access and participate in the curriculum.
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