Pastoral Support Worker (Safeguarding)
Wood Green School
Oxfordshire
- £21,085 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2023
- Apply by:
- 9 June 2023
Job overview
Pastoral Support Worker (Safeguarding)
Grade 8 - Term Time Only + 10 days
Wood Green School is a growing, popular, 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with an excellent academic and pastoral reputation. It has a thriving Sixth Form.
The Pastoral Support Worker (Safeguarding and Family Welfare) will be an important member of our Safeguarding Team. This is led by our Designated Safeguarding Lead and includes the School Counsellor. This particular post will enable us to improve further the support that some of our students require in order to access the curriculum. Safeguarding and welfare is our top priority, and we are recognising an increase in the number of students and families who require support. If you are someone with the right qualities and experience and feel that you can help students to overcome challenges and to be successful in school, we would be keen to hear from you.
Key responsibilities for this post:
· Monitor and provide continued support for students for whom transition is challenging, including liaison with parents and careers, relevant Wood Green staff, and external agencies
· Be a contact point for families in need of additional support, including carrying out Early Help Assessments within the school
· Liaise with a range of outside agencies, attending and sometimes leading meetings for identified students and families
· Develop parental engagement and signpost parents to suitable supporting agencies, supporting with referral processes
· Coordinate and, where applicable, deliver support programs for parents.
· Undertake home visits to support attendance and welfare.
· Work in conjunction with the Pastoral team.
· Attend meetings as directed by the DSL/DDSL
Pay scale: Grade 8 - £21085 actual
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time (39 weeks) plus 10 days over the school holidays
This role may appeal to someone who would like a career in teaching as well as anyone who would like to further their experience of working with students.
To apply for this post complete the Acer Trust application form, which can be found on the school website at www.wgswitney.org.uk
The closing date is noon 9th June 2023
Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.
Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.
Attached documents
About Wood Green School
Wood Green School is a mixed, comprehensive, secondary school with sixth form situated in Witney, Oxfordshire. It is an academy converter operating under The Acer Trust, which was co-founded by four Oxfordshire schools: Wood Green School, Chalgrove Primary School, Icknield Community College and Matthew Arnold School.
Wood Green School provides 1,335 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. It converted to academy status in February 2017.
Headteacher
Rob Shadbolt
Values and vision
Wood Green School subscribes to the Acer Trust values of trust, equity and opportunity, believing these are essential for a successful collaboration and for providing high-quality education for all students through these important years of their lives.
The secondary school also uses the LEARN Well values of learning, effort, aspiration, respect, nurture and wellbeing to capture the most important aspects of an excellent education. High expectations are always placed on students, and they are helped to achieve these in a happy and supportive environment.
Ofsted report
“Leaders at all levels, teachers and governors have effectively brought about improvement across the school. Leaders make very effective use of information on students’ progress to identify where strengths and weaknesses life. Subject leaders make a positive contribution to improvement by closely monitoring the quality of teaching in their departments. Students’ social, spiritual, moral and cultural development is promoted effectively across the school and strongly contributes to the school’s caring ethos.”
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