Pastoral Support Officer in Neath

Equal Education Partners are looking for 3 people to help as Engagement / Pastoral Support Officers to work in a School in the Neath/Port Talbot area starting ASAP until the end of Summer the Term.The purpose of the Pastoral Support Officer is to work as a member of the school's pastoral support team, working alongside teaching staff, parents, and students to effectively manage student progress. The underpinning value of the work is to ensure that every student achieves their learning potential through the provision of targeted support and intervention, in collaboration with other pastoral support personnel (both internal and external).To work as an effective member of the Pastoral Support Team, under the leadership of the Pastoral Support Manager, in assisting the Lead Teacher for Care support and Guidance (CSG) in implementing interventions to improve students' progress by ensuring they are in a positive place to engage meaningfully in their learning.Assist the PSO Manager to oversee the day-to-day needs of students and support the effective progress of individual and groups of students.To take a lead responsibility for a particular year group of students.Liaising with the teaching staff responsible for assessment and ensuring that information is received on the progress of all students in assigned year group.Feedback and liaison with parents on behavioural, emotional, social, and academic progress. ELSA trained preferably.Feedback and liaison with form tutors.To assist in leading the vision for the development of students, by taking year group assemblies as well as assemblies specifically to celebrate reward and achievement.Day to day management of rewards and sanctions as part of the PSO Team.Contacting parents during the school day when necessary to address behavioural and attendance issues, intervening with difficulties around the school in terms of pastoral support both in classes and around the corridors.Management of issues that arise during the school day (i.e., behaviour) to ensure that teachers and teaching & learning are not disrupted.To assist in implementing sanctions in accordance with school policy.Supervising the reflection room and Internal Inclusion room.Liaise with the HoY and Education Welfare Officer and the School Attendance Officer to address issues of poor student attendance.Working with identified individuals and groups of students on a range of pastoral issues.Take part in any relevant meetings to assist with student welfare e.g., IDP, IBP and PSP meetings/review meetings and to draft associated paperwork for the Lead Teacher for Care, Support and Guidance.Assist in the daily organisation of logistical matters such as parents' evenings, individual meetings with parents and other agencies.Managing and following up on detentions for lateness and uniform infringements.Collection and management of the delivery of work for absent students.Working with groups of students or mentoring individual students to improve progress and positive attitudes towards school.