Pastoral Support Worker

• Come and be part of a team who are committed to working together; where we have ‘high expectations of pupils’ behaviour,’ ‘disruption-free learning’ and where pupils respond well to these expectations and learn in classrooms where “behaviour is calm and focused”.

  *Ofsted Jan 2023

  To support the pastoral needs of students, ensuring they are successful academically and socially, meeting Academy expectations and improving their life chances.

Support the Head of House in leading Pastoral Care for one of our Academy Houses and act as a member of the Academy Safeguarding Team, completing and maintaining training as appropriate. Support attendance policies and procedures to promote good attendance to school whilst monitoring student behaviour and make the necessary interventions when appropriate. Deliver 1:1 or small group interventions to improve wellbeing, attendance or behaviour. Promote inclusion and acceptance of students. Motivate students, to promote and reinforce self-esteem. Support in the ‘BSU’ and Check In room. Participate in the comprehensive assessment of students to determine those in need of help. Participate in producing action plans to develop attendance or behaviour, liaising with students, parents, and teachers. Respond to staff requests for behavioural support in lessons advising on strategies, providing in class support, removing students, and supervising as necessary. Liaise with teachers to ensure that students who may from time to time be withdrawn from lessons are reintegrated as smoothly and as soon as possible. Evaluate the progress made by individuals and or groups of students. Liaise with parents and carers, ensuring information is shared between all parties, utilising information to agree actions, support students and maintain accurate records of meetings. Liaise with outside agencies, representing the Academy at meetings where appropriate, to support student development. Follow and promote the Academy Behaviour System, ensuring students complete appropriate sanctions such as detentions, following up with students and parents if required. Support the implementation of the Academy suspension and exclusion policy. Be aware and comply with the policies and procedures on child protection, confidentiality, attendance, health and safety and data protection. Be a trained member of the first aid team and keep up to date with relevant first aid training. Lead the coordination and delivery of bespoke pastoral support interventions for students experiencing barriers to learning, engagement, attendance or emotional wellbeing. Coordinate Pastoral Support Plans, ensuring that each plan identifies the student’s needs, agreed support strategies, measurable targets, named staff responsibilities and clear review dates. Work with students, parents and carers, Heads of House, the SENDCo and relevant colleagues to develop practical, personalised support plans that reflect the student’s circumstances and views. Maintain an overview of students receiving targeted pastoral support, prioritising intervention according to need and ensuring agreed actions are followed through. Plan and deliver structured individual and small-group interventions covering areas such as emotional regulation, resilience, self-esteem, friendships, social skills and readiness to learn. Act as a consistent point of contact for students receiving bespoke support, building trusting relationships while maintaining clear expectations and professional boundaries. Coordinate regular reviews of Pastoral Support Plans, evaluating progress against agreed targets and adapting support where its impact is limited. Support students returning following suspension, prolonged absence or periods of difficulty, coordinating reintegration plans that promote a successful and sustained return to learning. Work closely with the Behaviour Lead and attendance colleagues to identify underlying welfare needs contributing to repeated incidents, disengagement or absence, and coordinate appropriate support. Liaise with external agencies and professionals, contributing to meetings and coordinating agreed pastoral actions under the direction of the relevant senior leader or Designated Safeguarding Lead. Maintain accurate and timely records of interventions, student engagement, parental contact and review outcomes using the Academy’s agreed systems. Provide relevant staff with clear, practical guidance on agreed support strategies, ensuring a consistent approach across lessons and the wider school day. Review the impact of pastoral interventions using student and parent feedback alongside attendance, behaviour and engagement information, reporting progress and emerging concerns to pastoral leaders. Promote students’ independence and confidence, reviewing and gradually reducing support where appropriate so that improvements are sustained.

• About our Academy

  We have a strong sense of purpose and are fervently committed to the achievement of every individual. We aim to provide a high-quality education in a safe, happy, caring and focused environment. We encourage all students to embody our values of ambition and aspiration, courage and resilience and honesty and respect.  We are intent on developing a love of learning amongst our students, offering them a broad and balanced curriculum, enhanced by a range of enrichment activities designed to support their personal growth. We encourage all students to take responsibility for their own learning.

  We are ambitious for every child, nomatter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We are very proud of our community and believe we offer something exciting for those who join us. We have the privilege of working in a stimulating and dynamic school that, combined with our co-educational ethos and smaller size, engenders a culture that genuinely cherishes individuality, aims to instil creativity and independence and celebrates open-minded thinking. Underpinned by our values, we are student focused and we believe that there are no limits for outstanding learning and outstanding achievement.  We have high expectations of our students and staff, high aspirations for them and demonstrate complete belief in them all. Low level disruption is rare at KEVI and students are polite and respectful.

  The academy is based in Spilsby, an historic market town nestling between the beautiful Lincolnshire coastline and the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds. It is also within driving distance of several Market towns and the larger towns of Boston, Grimsby and the city of Lincoln. The academy is currently attracting students from a wide catchment area from Skegness, the surrounding area and as far as Boston, Alford and Louth.

  The proportion of students who are disadvantaged (49%) and the proportion of students with SEND (28%) is above the national average.

  As part of the David Ross Education Trust, the academy offers a wide range of sporting, cultural and residential enrichment opportunities.

  Please visit our website for more information about the Academy www.kingedwardacademy.co.uk

  Salary & Benefits

  NJC 12 £29,542 FTE; £25,949.07 Actual

  About The David Ross Education Trust

  The David Ross Education Trust’s mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.

  We are a network of unique and diverse academies across the country, committed to delivering a world-class, knowledge-rich education that empowers pupils to reach their fullest potential. Spanning North Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, North-East Lincolnshire, the East Midlands and London, our network of 36 academies serves over 14,600 pupils and employs 2,300 dedicated staff.

  Our family of schools includes 24 primaries, 10 secondaries, an all-through school in London’s Olympic Park, and a special school in Lincolnshire supporting pu