Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Park Lane Academy

To provide an effective first point of contact for pupils, their parent/carers and colleagues; promoting positive attendance and conduct, responding to concerns, emergencies and enquiries. Liaising effectively with all stakeholders, including external agencies, to remove barriers to learning by ensuring information is shared and the needs of pupils are addressed in relation to attendance, conduct, personal development and well-being.

JOB PURPOSE:

• Deliver effective pastoral care so that individual pupils and groups of pupils are supported to actively participate in learning and reach their full potential.
• Positively promote, and ensure consistent implementation of, School policies relating to safeguarding, attendance [punctuality, preparation for learning, conduct, uniform and anti-bullying.
• Lead specific year groups and support the raising of standards in the school through effective pastoral care to individuals and their families/carers.
• Promote and celebrate pupil success and achievement through a culture of praise and reward.
• Identify, manage and minimise the barriers to learning of individual pupils in order to maximise their potential.
• Actively challenge and improve pupil punctuality, attendance and conduct, promote pupil wellbeing and support the raising pupil achievement and progress.
• Contribute to effective transition from and to other schools, ensuring pupil emotional and social well-being is safeguarded at all stages

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a student culture, personal development, welfare, and behaviour across the year group that enables students to excel.
• Support a safe, calm and purposeful environment for all students and colleagues. Advise the Leadership Team on all matters connected with the day to day, development and welfare of children in the year group.
• Be a role model for the highest of standards of behaviour with colleagues and students around the academy through consistently high visibility and upholding the Academy expectations.
• Ensure that safeguarding is effective, that children feel listened to and safe, including preventing bullying and the use of derogatory language; dealing with it effectively if it happens.
• Arrange and deliver collective assembly programmes, to ensure spiritual, moral, social, cultural, fundamental British values, student health and their safety, is at the heart of all we do.

• Organise, co-ordinate and run termly celebration of achievement assemblies — including the administration and collection of information from subject teachers, production and distribution of certificates and prizes; and organising assembly input including (if required) external speakers.Provide progress and impact reports as requested by the Leadership Team
• Ensure comprehensive, up to date pupil records are maintained and where appropriate, analysed and evaluated.
• Lead the student and parent voice, identify areas for intervention and provide feedback to colleagues in order to promote progress and outcomes and ensure that equality of opportunity and diversity are exceptionally well promoted.
• Work closely and effectively with outside agencies, under the direction of the Leadership Team
• Lead on parental meetings following fixed term exclusions including the collation of all necessary documentation in advance of a fixed term exclusion and to record the meeting and actions at a Readmit Meeting.
• To oversee the day-to-day running of the Isolation Room as per rota and as requested via the Leadership Team
• To oversee lunchtime and after school detentions as per rota
• To ensure a positive start and end to the school day as per rota
• To oversee break/lunchtime duties as per rota.
• Establish positive relationships with Form Tutors and associated colleagues and ensure Tutors follow expectations of their role in accordance with Academy policy.
• Monitor and quality assure the Morning Tutorial Programme.
• Monitor Attendance and Punctuality

Footnote

(i)     The above details are not exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake tasks, roles and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned to her/him by the Principal or Assistant Principal.

(ii)    This job description may be reviewed at any time via consultation between the governing body and/or the SLT and the post-holder as may be necessary and appropriate to the needs of the Academy.

How to Apply

• Thank you for taking time to read about the Academy and Trust. If you wish to apply you should;
• Complete the application form fully, via My New Term www.mynewterm.com ensuring all details are accurate and all declarations are signed.
• Please ensure you enclose at least two professional referees with one being your current employer and any other employers in the last two years (with email addresses if possible).
• Do not enclose additional CVs.
• Ensure you fully complete the relevant skills and experience section of the form, addressing the key characteristics and experiences outlined in the person specification and the unique contribution that you could make to the future success of our Trust.
• Please ensure that you also include information on how you will develop the role and how your previous experience has equipped you for this.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and staff must share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and the Academy’s Safer Recruitment policy and procedures. Please note two references will be taken up prior to the interview process, please ensure your referees are prepared and aware of your application.