Pastoral Manager/ Learning Mentor

It is expected that staff at Charlton Wood Primary Academy agree with, abide by and promote the aims and objectives of the school. The school is an institution where each member is valued as part of our school community which is committed to equality of educational opportunity.

PURPOSE OF THE POST:

To manage the day-to-day pastoral matters, including attendance, behaviour and engagement, safeguarding, delivering interventions and liaising with parents/home, in order to support children’s personal development and academic progress.

MAJOR FOCUS OF ACCOUNTABILITIES

Pastoral leadership

• To monitor the day-to-day wellbeing of identified children

• To intervene by taking appropriate and effective action to ensure the progress and wellbeing of pupils

• To identify, plan and deliver personalised and group pastoral interventions and provision

Attendance and punctuality

• To lead on attendance and punctuality for children allocated to you as a caseload

• To ensure strong attendance of children, through checking of accurate record keeping and identification of timely support and intervention

• To contribute to penalty notices/court statements if required

• To plan and deliver re-integration support for allocated children who have had alternative provision/long term absence from school

Behaviour

• To help in ensuring that children are aware of and adhere to the school’s expectations for behaviour

• To implement the school’s policies and procedures, including sanctions for those children who do not meet these standards – this can involve being firm and direct with children

• To support children individual education plans/ behaviour support plans, to be successful

• To arrange and facilitate parental meetings regarding behaviour, attendance and progress, and supporting with suspension meetings where appropriate

Safeguarding

• To support the personal, social and academic development of pupils by raising awareness and ensuring good safeguarding practice.

• To encourage a culture of listening to children among all staff, ensuring that children’s feelings are heard where the school puts measures in place to protect them.

• To be one of the school’s safeguarding officers for children allocated to you, ensuing the school’s child protection policies are known, understood and used appropriately

• To actively engage in multi-agency work across South Glos and beyond where necessary, to determine ways to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children

• To ensure Personal Emergency Evacuation plans (PEEPs) are written promptly and shared appropriately for children with long- term/ shorter term disabilities

• To keep detailed, accurate and secure written records of concerns and referrals on CPOMS, or as directed

• To attend and contribute to child protection case conferences/external meetings when required to do so.

• Where children leave the school or are new to school, to ensure safe and timely transfer/receipt of child protection files

Communication

• To develop productive 1:1 and small group working relationships with children, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.

• To liaise routinely and establish constructive positive relationships with parent/carers in communications

• To attend and support key events including Parents’ Evenings, where parents/carers can meet you and build a relationship with the school through you

• To communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that each pupil’s welfare and progress is maintained.

• To act as a source of pastoral support, advice and expertise for staff

Other duties

• To ensure that critical documentation and records relating to the allocated children are up-to-date, particularly in relation to safeguarding and the accurate use of CPOMs

• To maintain records and provide statistical reports where requested

• To be First Aid trained to be able to manage in-school callouts if required

• To undergo appropriate training to develop and maintain the knowledge and skills required to carry out the role

• To model best practice and uphold the principles of confidentiality and data protection at all times.

• To support smooth running of the school undertaking duties as directed, including before/after school

GENERAL AND REVIEW:

Interviews - Wednesday 5th March 2025

Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 25 February 2025

Please note; this role is term time only plus inset days. 

This job description sets out the key outcomes required. It does not specify in detail the activities required to achieve these outcomes. You may be required to undertake such duties as may from time to time be reasonably assigned by the Headteacher or his/her delegate.

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition. It will be reviewed periodically.

Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.