Pastoral Support - Alternative Provision
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 3QU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | f24f8d4f-310d-414e-bcde-a63fe419d940 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Pastoral Support - Alternative Provision
To work as a central part of the Pastoral/Behaviour team to support the smooth running of the Alternative Provision Centre for Barnwood Park School. The centre operates at the heart of the school enabling students across the school to learn disruption-free lessons. For students who have chosen by their actions to not be part of the daily life of the school, the centre exists to ensure that they will continue their own learning separate from their peers.
The postholder is expected to be flexible in their approach to their working practices and duties and to carry out all reasonable requests as required by their line manager including:
• To support the AP manager with the smooth running of the Alternative Provision Centre
• Supporting the school Alternative Provision Centre and to uphold the school's behaviour policy
• Supporting students to be the best they can be
• Work together as part of a team
• Undertaking any training organised by the school
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure the centre is fully operational each day to receive any student who has been excluded from class (in line with the behaviour policy)
• Supervising students in a working environment within the Alternative Provision Centre
• Assist booking Students into AP
• Monitoring and marking students’ work while in AP to a good standard
• Day to day administration tasks to include registering students, updating class charts and communicating with parents
• The high level of expectations is made clear to every student, are adhered to and standards are maintained by staff who visit or work in AP
• The centre is effective through assessing the needs of individuals regularly sent to AP and referring issues where necessary to the Assistant Headteacher for Behaviour, Head of Year or SENDCo
• Following the process of booking each student into AP, ensuring records are kept up to date
• Notifying parents and staff in line with our Behaviour Policy
• Liaising with teachers to ensure follow up restorative conversations occur
• Ensuring each student is provided with an appropriate study/resource pack of learning material for the duration of their time in AP
• Staff who come for the ‘Restorative Conversations’ are directed to an appropriate space/room
• Students who are formally signed out after their sanction period to return to lessons
• Support with all communications for after school detentions
• Support the successful provision of homework at Barnwood Park School to allow it to run smoothly allowing all students to access the provision
• Any other tasks as reasonably directed by the Assistant Headteachers of Behaviour
• Pastoral support required if necessary to encourage student into the room
• Liaise with Parent and Carer to encourage student into AP
• On call if student has not arrived to AP
• Support main room in AP where necessary and support with movement breaks if required
• Help give out break and lunches
• Recording specific details on Bromcom/class charts
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To play a full part in the life of the school community and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To actively promote school policies and procedures
• To be responsible for own continued professional development
• To comply with the schools Health & safety Policy and undertake risks assessments as appropriate
• To be courteous to colleagues and visitors face to face or via telephone calls and provide a welcoming environment
• To attend meetings scheduled in the school calendar
• To adhere to the schools Safeguarding Policy
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
• To continue personal development in the relevant areas, including subject knowledge and teaching methods.
• To engage actively in the Performance Management process.
• To participate in whole school professional learning programmes.
• To take part in the staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• This role will be based in the Alternative Provision Centre indoors on school premises.
Most activities will be undertaken within the school premises.
SAFEGUARDING
• Be keenly aware of the responsibility for safeguarding children and to help in the application of the Safeguarding Policy within the school.
• Comply with the school’s Safeguarding Policy to ensure the welfare of children and young persons.
• Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Qualifications and training:
- Educated to at least 5 GCSE grade C standard (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
- Evidence of professional development in a relevant discipline
- NVQ Level 3 or Higher in Business Administration
Skills and experience
- Experience of working within a school setting
- Administrative experience within the field of education
- Experience of maintaining accurate files, records and ensuring compliance with legislation
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal sensitively with related issues/individuals with tact, diplomacy and discretion
- Ability to work quickly, methodically and accurately under pressure and act flexibly to support others and respond to unplanned situations
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
- Efficient, accurate and excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication with people at all levels of the organisation
- Understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding
- Knowledge of how to work with children with behaviours that can challenge
- Knowledge and understanding of how to remove barriers to learning
- Knowledge of National Educational developments
- Familiarity of MIS will be beneficial
Personal Attributes:
- Ability to work effectively with young people in a school setting
- Capacity to work effectively as part of a team
- Excellent time management
- Able to clarify and explain instructions
- Written and verbal communications are appropriate for the intended audience
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Resilient and able to accept constructive feedback from others in order to further improve performance
- Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
Additional Requirements:
- High professional standards and personal integrity
- Commitment to building positive relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with colleagues, parents/carers and students
- Self-motivated, setting challenging personal objectives and targets
- Ability to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills, including attention to detail
- Excellent working ICT knowledge
- Display a conscientious and logical approach to the variety of tasks necessary for the smooth running of the school
- Be dependable, able to follow instructions and respond to management directions
- Have a willingness to extend skills through appropriate training
- Hardworking and committed and able to work independently
- Flexible, responsive to change and have a sound judgement
- Able to maintain high standards of confidentiality
- Commitment to working within the schools Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
What the school offers its staff
Greenshaw Learning Trust Employee Benefits:
The GLT recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that thequality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer all our employees thefollowing staff benefits:
● A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
● Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
● Employer contributions to Local Government (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme
● Access to Blue Light Card Scheme
● Access to Teacher Art Pass Scheme (teaching staff only)
● Cycle to Work scheme
● Gym membership scheme
● Employee Assistance Programme
● Free eye tests
● Car benefit scheme
● My Health discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Pastoral Support - Alternative Provision
To work as a central part of the Pastoral/Behaviour team to support the smooth running of the Alternative Provision Centre for Barnwood Park School. The centre operates at the heart of the school enabling students across the school to learn disruption-free lessons. For students who have chosen by their actions to not be part of the daily life of the school, the centre exists to ensure that they will continue their own learning separate from their peers.
The postholder is expected to be flexible in their approach to their working practices and duties and to carry out all reasonable requests as required by their line manager including:
• To support the AP manager with the smooth running of the Alternative Provision Centre
• Supporting the school Alternative Provision Centre and to uphold the school's behaviour policy
• Supporting students to be the best they can be
• Work together as part of a team
• Undertaking any training organised by the school
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure the centre is fully operational each day to receive any student who has been excluded from class (in line with the behaviour policy)
• Supervising students in a working environment within the Alternative Provision Centre
• Assist booking Students into AP
• Monitoring and marking students’ work while in AP to a good standard
• Day to day administration tasks to include registering students, updating class charts and communicating with parents
• The high level of expectations is made clear to every student, are adhered to and standards are maintained by staff who visit or work in AP
• The centre is effective through assessing the needs of individuals regularly sent to AP and referring issues where necessary to the Assistant Headteacher for Behaviour, Head of Year or SENDCo
• Following the process of booking each student into AP, ensuring records are kept up to date
• Notifying parents and staff in line with our Behaviour Policy
• Liaising with teachers to ensure follow up restorative conversations occur
• Ensuring each student is provided with an appropriate study/resource pack of learning material for the duration of their time in AP
• Staff who come for the ‘Restorative Conversations’ are directed to an appropriate space/room
• Students who are formally signed out after their sanction period to return to lessons
• Support with all communications for after school detentions
• Support the successful provision of homework at Barnwood Park School to allow it to run smoothly allowing all students to access the provision
• Any other tasks as reasonably directed by the Assistant Headteachers of Behaviour
• Pastoral support required if necessary to encourage student into the room
• Liaise with Parent and Carer to encourage student into AP
• On call if student has not arrived to AP
• Support main room in AP where necessary and support with movement breaks if required
• Help give out break and lunches
• Recording specific details on Bromcom/class charts
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To play a full part in the life of the school community and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To actively promote school policies and procedures
• To be responsible for own continued professional development
• To comply with the schools Health & safety Policy and undertake risks assessments as appropriate
• To be courteous to colleagues and visitors face to face or via telephone calls and provide a welcoming environment
• To attend meetings scheduled in the school calendar
• To adhere to the schools Safeguarding Policy
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
• To continue personal development in the relevant areas, including subject knowledge and teaching methods.
• To engage actively in the Performance Management process.
• To participate in whole school professional learning programmes.
• To take part in the staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• This role will be based in the Alternative Provision Centre indoors on school premises.
Most activities will be undertaken within the school premises.
SAFEGUARDING
• Be keenly aware of the responsibility for safeguarding children and to help in the application of the Safeguarding Policy within the school.
• Comply with the school’s Safeguarding Policy to ensure the welfare of children and young persons.
• Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Qualifications and training:
- Educated to at least 5 GCSE grade C standard (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
- Evidence of professional development in a relevant discipline
- NVQ Level 3 or Higher in Business Administration
Skills and experience
- Experience of working within a school setting
- Administrative experience within the field of education
- Experience of maintaining accurate files, records and ensuring compliance with legislation
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal sensitively with related issues/individuals with tact, diplomacy and discretion
- Ability to work quickly, methodically and accurately under pressure and act flexibly to support others and respond to unplanned situations
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
- Efficient, accurate and excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication with people at all levels of the organisation
- Understanding of Child Protection/Safeguarding
- Knowledge of how to work with children with behaviours that can challenge
- Knowledge and understanding of how to remove barriers to learning
- Knowledge of National Educational developments
- Familiarity of MIS will be beneficial
Personal Attributes:
- Ability to work effectively with young people in a school setting
- Capacity to work effectively as part of a team
- Excellent time management
- Able to clarify and explain instructions
- Written and verbal communications are appropriate for the intended audience
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Resilient and able to accept constructive feedback from others in order to further improve performance
- Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
Additional Requirements:
- High professional standards and personal integrity
- Commitment to building positive relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with colleagues, parents/carers and students
- Self-motivated, setting challenging personal objectives and targets
- Ability to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills, including attention to detail
- Excellent working ICT knowledge
- Display a conscientious and logical approach to the variety of tasks necessary for the smooth running of the school
- Be dependable, able to follow instructions and respond to management directions
- Have a willingness to extend skills through appropriate training
- Hardworking and committed and able to work independently
- Flexible, responsive to change and have a sound judgement
- Able to maintain high standards of confidentiality
- Commitment to working within the schools Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
What the school offers its staff
Greenshaw Learning Trust Employee Benefits:
The GLT recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that thequality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer all our employees thefollowing staff benefits:
● A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
● Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
● Employer contributions to Local Government (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme
● Access to Blue Light Card Scheme
● Access to Teacher Art Pass Scheme (teaching staff only)
● Cycle to Work scheme
● Gym membership scheme
● Employee Assistance Programme
● Free eye tests
● Car benefit scheme
● My Health discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.