Pastoral Support Officer

We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join the Pastoral team in a specialist behaviour setting just to the West of Newcastle. The setting is easy to reach by car and public transport. 
Reporting directly to the Senior Leadership Team, you will possess the necessary skills to provide Pastoral Support to learners.
No day will be the same in this role and our ideal candidate will be Kind, calm, well organised and patient . You will be working in a motivated and friendly school Team who really do make a difference EVERY Day !
As A Pastoral Support Officer you will :
 Foster effective relationships with parents, carers and students
 Ensure a high level of confidentiality and abide by all GDPR rules Specific Responsibilities:
 Work closely with the Pastoral Lead and, in their absence, direct support staff as necessary.
 General administration duties including liaising with Senior Leadership Team to provide support with paperwork for meetings, minute taking, filing, collating and analysing data for producing reports.
Liaise closely with parents, carers, the Trust, the LA, other schools, outside organisations and professional bodies when necessary.
 Support colleagues in the preparation of attendance documents, develop and create spreadsheets to analyse data / trends and collate reports.
 Provide administrative support for Attendance Officer(s) by: preparing documentation, developing and creating spreadsheets, inputting attendance data, contacting parents or carers on first day absence calls, tracking attendance and interventions, supporting students referred to or attending Alternative Provision placements.
 Input daily/weekly behaviour interventions data on spreadsheets and databases for tracking and analysis.
 Organising and leading on pupil reward visits and other associated pastoral educational visits.
 Support student Pre-Admission and reintegration meetings, preparing appropriate documentation and paperwork
 Prepare documentation and paperwork for parental meetings, local inclusion panel process meetings (LiP), Team Around the School meetings, take minutes and on occasion take the lead.
 Organise & maintain pupil records
 To develop and maintain effective relationships with learners
 To support with the management and recording of all safeguarding issues
 To provide general care and welfare by responding appropriately to the social, emotional and physical needs of learners
 To be part of an on-call support network available to learners throughout the learning day
We require
 Experience with challenging young people in an appropriate setting
 Good level of administrative ability ( Report writing, data input, record keeping etc )
 An enhanced DBS on the update service or the willingness to complete an application
 Availability Monday to Friday (phone number removed)pm for rest of academic Year
 
At GSL we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All our roles are subject to relevant checks and procedures. Our advertised teaching roles relate to real vacancies that exist at our client schools. We offer competitive salaries, paid bi-weekly and a great candidate experience including regular contact from our team and a huge commitment for finding work that you want.
In addition to that, we are currently offering £100 for the successful referral of either Teachers or Teaching Assistants