Pastoral Support Worker

MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE

Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD

01604 641600

www.moultonschool.co.uk

PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER

Grade F Point 6-7 (£25,183 – £25,584)

37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

£22,201 – £22,555 (actual salary)

We are seeking to appoint, with immediate effect, a Pastoral Support Worker to work within the operational support care and guidance team. The team are involved in the delivery of day-to-day pastoral support and guidance for all 1200 main school students (Year 7 -11) in order to ensure high attendance, outstanding student behaviour and engagement, and high levels of achievement.

The role reports directly to the Pastoral Leader and works alongside the Pastoral Administration Assistant and other members of the pastoral team, to ensure effective pastoral support for students.

The main duties of the post will be:

• To follow and support the operational processes established by the school and the Pastoral Leader in order to ensure high standards of behaviour, support and guidance are in place.
• To develop positive relationships with all students, with a particular focus on supporting the most challenging and vulnerable students, and their parents/carers.
• To follow a pastoral support rota in order to ensure students are able to gain access to support at key times of the day.
• To be proactive in ensuring student adherence to school policies, challenging students and contacting parents, as necessary.
• To conduct parent meetings personally relating to behaviour, attendance and or parental concerns.
• To identify and carry out intervention with students using our ‘Restorative Approaches’, conducting meetings between students and other students, parents and staff. Producing student support plans to support this process.

Please see the Job Description for a full list of Duties and Responsibilities.

You will be expected to ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, comply with policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the school and demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.

To carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description.

We welcome potential candidates to come and look around the school. If you are interested in this, please contact Vienna Waights, HR Manager, on: vienna.waights@moultonschool.co.uk

At MSSC, we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. We want you to flourish in your professional life and that’s why we put lots of time and energy into our positive culture and approach to well-being.

It’s not just a job, it’s a career – some of the benefits we offer you: 

• Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.
• Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success
• Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, information and support)
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working Contracts

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton.  The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark.  Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school.  As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V.

Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.