Lower School Pastoral Tutor

LOWER SCHOOL PASTORAL TUTORDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.To be responsible to the Director of Lower School (DLS) for the provision of broad, detailed, intelligent and sustained support of the pastoral function across Years 7-9. 

2.To have a complete familiarity with the School's systems of internal monitoring, guidance and support and to use those systems as instructed by the DLS.

3.To  be  the  first  point  of  contact  for  parents  or  pupils  with  complaints  or  concerns  about behaviour inside or outside of lessons which may affect the wellbeing of pupils, such as name-calling,  poor  conduct  in  the  playground  or  misbehaviour  on  the  way  to  or  from School, including on trains and buses.  To report authoritatively to Progress Leaders, Form Tutors and other staff giving clear recommendations.

4.To support DLS and Progress leaders in investigation of  incidents of violence or reports of bullying requiring prompt attention, to obtain witness statements, to maintain a written record of all such investigations on the School's Incident Register and to report matters to the DLS. 

5.To deal with pupils who have been excluded from lessons.   To support such investigation as is necessary into their exclusion, and having detained the pupils in the Lower School Pastoral Office (LSPO) until the end of the lesson from which they have been excluded, to report to the Director of Lower School with suggestions for action as appropriate.

6.To work with pupils who have been referred to the LSPO for more extended periods, as part of an internal exclusion from a sequence of lessons or for a period of days.   To collect work set for them and to supervise its completion under circumstances which help pupils to realise how to make better progress and more positive contributions to their lessons.     

7.To be the first point of contact by telephone or letter for parents wishing to discuss matters relating to pupil progress, learning, attendance or behaviour, to file a copy of notes made, or action taken and to arrange appointments for the DLS to see parents when necessary.

8.To be responsible for the day-to-day monitoring of attendance and punctuality of the Lower School and for consequential intervention either directly or through Form Tutors, Progress Leaders and DLS.  

9.On a daily basis, to collate absence notifications from pupils in the Lower School and to contact parents regarding unexplained absences during Period 2, further to receipt of a list provided  by  the  main  School  Office.    To  refer  patterns  of  absences/frequent  absences, anomalies or any other pastoral information gleaned from calls to the DSL.

10.To  gather  from  databases  such  as  those  of  attendance,  detentions  awarded  and maintaining the SIMS database on sanctions and rewards given to Years 7-9 pupils (House Points), as well as from other sources, information on pupil behaviour and preparedness for learning, and to produce standard letters for the approval of the DLS relating to these aspects  of  pupil  performance  or  attendance  which  are  inhibiting  the  progress  of  those pupils.

11.To prepare Detention letters for Lower School pupils, further to instruction from the DSL, and  to  record  such  Detentions  on  the  common  O-Drive -to  be  picked  up  by  the  main School Office on a weekly basis.

12.As  a  Pastoral  Tutor,  to  advise  on  personal  or  academic  difficulties  (keeping  a  note  of conversations) and to refer cases onwards as appropriate when more specialist guidance is needed.

13.To  attend  to  the  compilation  of  ad  hoc/interim  reports,  records  and  references  as requested.  To organise Years 7 to 9 Parents' Evenings, including all logistical/associated administration.

14.To empty and check the recording of absence notes in Years 7 to 9 registers on a regular basis and to recommend to the DLS any omissions on the part of the Form Tutor.

15.To attend staff meetings, staff briefings and relevant meetings of Pastoral Staff as directed.

16.To oversee  pupils during the lunch period (1.00pm–1.30pm) whose behaviour has  been disruptive.

17.To maintain an attractive and tidy appearance in the LSPO suite of rooms.

18.To be responsible for cover supervision for absent teachers or invigilate examinations as requested  by  the  Examinations  Officer. It  is  anticipated  that  this  will  only  be  required  on busy cover days.

19.To undertake such other responsibilities relating to the pastoral function as may reasonably be requested by the DLS, Senior Master Lower School or Headmaster.

20.To undertake such other work in support of the School's efforts to promote teaching and learning on behalf of pupils as may reasonably be requested by the Senior Master LowerSchool or the Headmaster.

HOURS OF WORK

The Lower School Pastoral Tutor is contracted to work 38.25 hours per week and 38 weeks per year. They will also be required to attend 5 Staff Development days during the academic year and complete7days’ work during periods of school holiday closure. These hours will be worked at such times as may be required by the School.

SALARY

Spinal point 9-£20,903, pro-rata £19,365.16