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Pastoral Support Apprentice

Pastoral Support Apprentice

Job Description

Location: Ysgol Treffynnon, Pen Y Maes Road, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7EN
Hours: 30
Salary: £9.50 P/H

As a pastoral support you would support teachers and help children with their educational and social development, both in and out of the classroom. In this role you will work with form tutors, to ensure the welfare and progress of students in their learning, personal development and at certain transition/intervention points.

Duties include:

  • Working within a Secondary school full-time as a Teaching Assistant
  • Maintain high levels of attendance and punctuality and working to improve it.
  • Be the first point of contact for students and families when personal matters affect learning
  • Support students’ progress by monitoring attendance and punctuality and acting effectively to improve it
  • Work with agencies in school and beyond to support students and their families
  • Maintain school records on attendance, progress, interventions and communications for evaluation, accountability and statutory purposes
  • Work within school systems on safeguarding and communication to inform senior leaders
  • Contribute to students’ personal development as a mentor and coach.
  • Provide lunchtime and break supervision each day, being available for and interacting with students, whilst ensuring that good order is maintained.
  • Be involved with sharing information on Student Services
  • Working with children aged 11 to 18 years
  • Ability to always conduct yourself in a professional manner whilst working in schools

Essential Criteria:

  • Understand the importance of inclusion, equality and diversity and to promote equal opportunities for all.
  • Uphold and promote the values and ethos of the school.
  • Uphold all policies procedures and codes of practice of the school.
  • Take a proactive approach to health and safety to minimise and mitigate potential hazards and actively contribute to the security of the school. 5
  • Participate in workplace learning and development opportunities and work to continually improve own and team performance.
  • Undertake such other duties of a similar nature as the Headteacher may reasonably require

Desirable Criteria:

  • Any previous experience working with children
  • Strong English & Mathematics
  • Communicational skills relevant to both children and adult
  • Understanding of positive and sensitive intervention strategies
  • Competent skills in numeracy, literacy and ICT
  • Ability to self-manage and organise own time
  • Personal qualities
  • Reliable
  • Smart appearance
  • Empathetic
  • Professional attitude
  • Ambitious and hard working
  • Desire to be a positive role model to young people
Training:
The apprenticeship includes both on-the- job learning and off-the-job training which leads to nationally recognized qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum A*-C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Apprenticeships To Be Undertaken:
Supporting Teaching and Learning level 3
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