Personal Development and Behaviour Lead

We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

The successful candidate will work within a dynamic and child centred Pastoral Team at Toot Hill School on a term time only basis, managing the behaviour, welfare and academic achievement of our students. The post holder will work closely with students, parents and staff to remove barriers to learning and progress. They will also support a team of tutors and teaching staff to deliver the highest standards of student behaviour, attitude to learning and attendance.

We are looking for a passionate individual who will be an integral member of our Attitude to Learning Team and extensive pastoral team, who will embrace our Work Hard Be Kind ethos. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and a role model who fosters a culture of high standards, expectations and support.

Your main responsibilities within this role will be:

• Be an integral member of our Attitude to Learning Team supporting behaviour and attitudes throughout the school day.
• Regularly monitor the individual progress, behaviour and attendance of all students and support appropriate intervention to facilitate progress in line with target grades.
• Be a vital part of the on-call system in school to support behaviour for learning in the classroom.
• Identify students in need of specialised mentoring and provide mentoring sessions where appropriate or facilitate alternative mentoring opportunities.
• Be involved in the creation and establishment of Pastoral Support Plans.
• To co-ordinate home/school links over a range of issues e.g. attitudes to learning, attendance, behaviour and individual progress.
• Proactively use the schools management information systems to regularly monitor behaviour and learning of all pupils, analysis any sub-group patterns and feeding back to key staff and stakeholders as appropriate.
• Support whole school site supervision through duties before, during and after school.
• To consistently embed the ‘Toot Hill Way’ with both staff and students.
• To promote high standards and expectations.

Toot Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate child protection screening including checks with previous employers and undertake an enhanced DBS with barred check. The Trust and school are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with DfE requirements.