Pastoral Support Assistant (E3096) - Belle Vue Girls' Academy

Pastoral Support Assistant

Band 6 (SCP 6-11)

37 hours per week, Term Time Only

Actual salary: £20,022 - £21,770

To start as soon as possible

About this Role

• Support the vision and strategic direction of BVGA by providing outstanding pastoral care that reduces barriers to learning for all students.
• Support the work of the Pastoral Team, ensuring the student support experience is of high quality.
• Assisting and supporting pupils during learning sessions, break time and lunchtimes, this will involve: managing pupil behaviour, lunchtime activities and rewards etc.
• Management of behavioural issues that arise throughout the day.
• Support the academy systems to ensure a calm environment is maintained, dealing with lesson “on call” effectively where necessary.
• Support with the management of detentions, isolations and other pastoral interventions.
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and maintain high standard of care and conduct, through direct and passive supervision of students.
• Be visible, approachable and easily accessible for all students during academy hours.
• Support the Head of Year/ Pastoral Manager in administering year group specific tasks and activities.
• Support the induction of new students into the operational systems of the academy.
• Ensure that day to day systems, process and communication are followed effectively.
• Provide a range of clerical/admin support e.g. dealing with correspondence, compilation/analysis/reporting on attendance, accurate record keeping, suspensions, making phone calls etc.
• Assist in providing First Aid to students.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Any other duties specified by SLT.

Purpose: To provide a truly exceptional educational experience for all, working with all staff internally and externally to enable each of our learners to become academically, socially, culturally and emotionally fulfilled young people, ready to take their place in the world.

For more information, please contact Nichola Laidman, Headteacher’s PA, nichola.laidman@bvga.bdat-academies.org

To apply go to https://mynewterm.com/jobs/138087/EDV-2024-BVGA-53729

Closing Date: Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 12 noon

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK  - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.