Pastoral Officer in London

About Us

Harris Academy Rainham is a very popular and oversubscribed 11-16 academy which is part of the Harris Federation. We joined the Federation in September 2016 and there are exciting times ahead. We opened a Sixth Form for 400 students in September 2023 and are looking for ambitious and dedicated staff who wish to be a part of our Academy. At Harris Academy Rainham we have a dedicated group of staff who are deeply committed to serve our community. We have built a school on our core values of Belong, Believe, Become. These values are at the heart of our school and all that we do.

What makes us different:

• Our values are at the centre of our school and aren’t simply a slogan on a website.
• We have a firm but fair approach to behaviour, built on the use of consistent routines and teaching our students how to behave.
• We deliver a knowledge rich curriculum developed by our staff to meet the needs of our students.
• Our leaders are role models, leading by example, admitting mistakes, welcoming opinions, and loving honest conversations.
• We are a staff united against educational disadvantage with a fierce determination to show our students the world beyond Havering.

What we can do for you:

• Great career progression both within our Academy and the Federation.
• Excellent professional development opportunities.
• As a Leading edge school, we have been recognised as being at the forefront of educational thinking and research is central to all we do.
• Meaningful measures to manage workload – no graded observations, early finish on a Friday, no onerous marking requirements but sensible feedback policies.
• Bespoke support and line management from excellent leaders across the school.
• Opportunities for fantastic professional growth as the school develops a sixth form.
• A school where subjects are ‘front and centre’ of all we do. The subject determines our pedagogy.

Summary

We are looking for an experienced Pastoral Officer to support our students at Harris Academy Rainham. The actual salary for this role will be £30,232 - hours per week, 42 weeks per year.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the consistent implementation of our behaviour policy.
• Taking responsibility for the calm and purposeful movement of students into/out of the academy and around the academy between lessons.
• Working with the other members of the behaviour team to ensure students are monitored and supervised before school, during break and throughout lunch.
• Managing detentions every afternoon.
• Acting as the liaison between the academy and the local community (including the Police) for any aspect of behaviour issues arising during the academy day, such as truancy sweeps and liaising with local shopkeepers.
• Overseeing the entrance of students into the breakfast club.
• Ensuring that students enter the building in full academy uniform and if not, following the agreed procedures.
• Ensuring that faculty points are awarded as appropriate.
• Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy standards.
• Designing and delivering, alongside the SLT, a variety of agreed enrichment and sporting activities.
• Following through any behavioural issues, such as taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues.
• Mentoring students on PSPs, including supporting in lessons if required and presenting progress reports at review meetings.
• Preparing students' files for disciplinary panels or exclusion hearings.
• Ensuring all student safety issues, such as allegations of bullying, are passed on to academy colleagues for further investigation as required.
• Supervising students internally excluded, including liaising with the AP for behaviour to deliver the curriculum offer and supporting re-integration back into mainstream lessons.
• Liaising with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is set and appropriate provision is in place.
• Liaising with parents/carers and relevant staff to ensure smooth transition to and from internal exclusion.
• Maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment.
• Following up on any truancy or attendance concerns.
• Reducing potential permanent exclusion by offering an alternative curriculum which includes rigorous behaviour for learning intervention.
• Being a role model for students internally excluded and providing them with clear expectations of conduct, in line with those for all academy students.
• Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy code of conduct while internally excluded.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the academy behaviour for learning policy.
• Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face.
• Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Basic knowledge of first aid; e.g. emergency first aid course.
• Two years’ experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment.
• Experience of dealing successfully with a range of behaviour issues.
• Experience of working with staff to ensure excellent behaviour for learning.
• Experience of working with families.
• Experience of supervising a group of students for detentions, referral and internal exclusion as appropriate.
• Experience of working with challenging students and finding ways in which we can meet their needs more successfully.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.