Student Manager - Year 7

STUDENT MANAGER - YEAR 7 

SUPPORT STAFF PAY: GRADE G - RANGE 19-22. [Currently £18476- £20,661, pro rata, 39 weeks]

Working Hours: 39 weeks (38 weeks term time, plus 5 training days)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Mon – Thurs; 8.30 – 4.00pm Friday. Lunch 12.50 – 1.20 pm.

This post will be to support the incoming Year 7 from 1st September 2017 and is a permanent post. 

Main responsibilities

Student Progress:

· To liaise with teaching staff and head of year to identify pupils needing curriculum support. 

· To create appropriate support strategies and monitor the progress of pupils to ensure that the curriculum needs of all students are met. 

· To support the head of year in helping students to overcome significant absence from school by liaising with home and other agencies, such as hospital outreach and to provide work from faculties for students who are unable to attend school on a short term or long term basis.

Emotional support for students:

· To work with individual pupils who are underperforming or who ask for help, using tailored activities to identify and investigate barriers to learning. 

· To liaise with colleagues to provide support for pupils with common needs, e.g. friendship groups, homework clubs, anti-bullying, parental engagement, anger management and raising self-esteem, to support the pastoral care process.

· To initiate Early Help Assessment [EHA] plans and work with senior pastoral support staff in order to address the needs of vulnerable students.

· To work with Additional Needs colleagues to update knowledge and understanding of changing legislation which affects additional needs students, such as the introduction of Education Health and Care Plans. 

· To support year group assemblies, as appropriate.

Student behaviour management:

· To support and implement school rules such as adherence to uniform and punctuality policy.

· To support ‘’On call’’ requests made by the subject staff and deal with students concerned according to the School’s behaviour management procedures.

· To respond to behavioural incidents or referrals, investigate them thoroughly and liaise with the subject teacher, form tutor, head of faculty, head of year and LT, as appropriate.

· To support LT in provision of work and administration of students who have been withdrawn from lessons for behavioural reasons and excluded students.

Administration, Routines and Record Keeping:

· To monitor the attendance patterns of specific students to check their punctuality to and attendance in lessons and liaise with the tutor, head of year and the attendance administrator as necessary.

· To play a daily administrative role in the year group by supplying timetables, planners, holiday forms, and other documents/paperwork, as the need arises.

· To compile records and progress reports for each student as appropriate and make them accessible to appropriate members of staff so that student management is accountable and effective. 

Liaison with Parents:

· To develop contact with families/carers of pupils who have identified needs in relation to student’s behaviour, welfare, attendance, punctuality, uniform, and rewards, to keep them informed of progress and secure positive family support for the pupil and maintain good working relations between home/school, including home visits where necessary. 

· To liaise with parents experiencing extreme difficulties and discuss sensitive issues related to drugs/alcohol, smoking, sexual health and emotional welfare.

· To attend Progress Review meetings during working hours, as required.

Liaison with other agencies:

· To liaise with the nominated Child Protection staff and other agencies to deal with child protection referrals as appropriate.

· To signpost pupils to external agencies as appropriate in order to acquire additional personal or educational support for them, or liaise with external agencies to provide pupils, parents/carers with information on extra support they can access themselves.

· To liaise with the school SENCo. 

Closing date: Friday, 26th May, 2017 - 3pm

Interviews will take place: Week commencing Monday 5th June, 2017

Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced CRB checks.

Please contact Mrs Louisa Nixon, Executive PA to the Headteacher, for an application form and further details on 01933 663501 or l.nixon@wollaston-school.net. Application packs can also be downloaded via our website www.wollaston-school.info/vacancies.