Pastoral Support Assistant
Faringdon Community College
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- 30 hours per week, Term Time Only NJC Grade 6 £19,945 - £22,021 per annum pro rata (Actual salary in the region £13,469 - £14,871)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required to start Dec 2019 or Jan 2020
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2019
Job overview
Job Advert
Required to start Dec 2019 or Jan 2020
Pastoral Support Assistant
30 hours per week, Term Time Only
NJC Grade 6 £19,945 - £22,021 per annum pro rata
(Actual salary in the region £13,469 - £14,871)
Faringdon Community College is looking to appoint two Pastoral Support Assistants to work within the pastoral team. The two successful applicants will be allocated to work with either Y8 & 9 or Y10 & 11 students, alongside the relevant year coordinators and wider pastoral team. The post holder will be key in ensuring an effective level of pastoral care is available to students within the allocated year groups, enabling them to develop academically, socially and emotionally.
Key Tasks
Work alongside the relevant Year Co-ordinators and pastoral team to:
• Assist with the pastoral care of students, attending to their personal and social needs as necessary, building and maintaining successful relationships with them;
• Support staff and students to ensure the college behaviour policy is adhered to;
• Communicate effectively to those concerned any relevant student issues;
• Monitor the attendance and punctuality of identified students;
• Ensure a positive and productive relationship between school and home;
• Assist with the induction of new students to the college as well as those returning to school after extended periods of absence;
• Promote high aspirations for achievement through motivation of individuals and groups of students.
• Help break down barriers to learning, supporting individuals and groups of students in making improved progress.
The role also involves liaison with outside agencies and teaching staff as well as meeting with parents and external partners.
You should be experienced working with young people, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and an ability to work both flexibly and independently, seeking out resources as required.
Please return your completed application form, along with a letter of interest outlining your suitability for the position, by 9am on Friday 22nd November to Recruitment@faringdon.academy
Faringdon Academy of Schools is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check, and attend safeguarding training as part of their job role.
Closing Date for applications: 9am on 22nd November 2019
Interviews for the position will take place w/c 25th November 2019
About Faringdon Community College
Faringdon Community College opened under its current name in 2000, having previously been known as Tollington Secondary Modern School. Located in the town of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, the school provides a co-educational secondary education for students aged 11-18.
In 2012, the school became part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools, alongside seven others. The Faringdon Academy of Schools includes institutions at all stages of children’s education and allows providers in the local area to work more closely together.
Faringdon Community College provides for around 1,500 secondary and sixth-form students.
Headteacher
Phil Bevan
Values and vision
Faringdon Community College considers its ultimate goal to be academic success for pupils. Teachers seek to achieve this by instilling a work ethic and a sense of personal responsibility in students, as well as recognising and harnessing the innate individualism and talents of each young person.
As a part of Faringdon Academy of Schools, the school has strong ties to the local community and seeks to develop connections with local institutions for the benefit of students.
Ofsted report
“There has been a strong focus on raising the quality of teaching and the proportion of good or better lessons is increasing. Most teaching is good and some is outstanding. Excellent relationships between teachers and students, and between students themselves, contribute to a positive atmosphere for learning and there is very good individual support for students in lessons."
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